āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
modify
/mËÉdÉĒfËaâÉĒ/
to modify
01
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make minor changes to something so that it is more suitable or better
Transitive: to modify sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Engineers need to modify the design slightly to enhance the performance of the machine.
āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻž
to alter something in order to make it less extreme or intense
Transitive: to modify sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The therapist suggested modifying the exercise routine to make it less strenuous for the patient.
āĻĨā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to add additional information to a word, phrase, or clause
Transitive: to modify a word, phrase, or clause
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In the sentence " She speaks English fluently, " the adverb " fluently " modifies the verb " speaks ".
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§ "āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§" āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻŖ "āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻŦā§" āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž "āĻŦāĻ˛ā§" āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
04
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to alter or change the genetic makeup of an organism through genetic engineering techniques
Transitive: to modify genes or cells
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The team modified the plant âs DNA to improve its nutrient profile and shelf life.
āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻĢ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻĢ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ° āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
modifiable
modified
modifier
modify
mod
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
