modify
Syllables: mod·i·fyUK/ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ//ˈmɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/
modify verb: to change part of.
Verb (1)
modify (third-person singular simple present modifies, present participle modifying, simple past and past participle modified)
- To change part of.
- Her publisher advised her to modify a few parts of the book to make it easier to read.
- To be or become modified.
- To set bounds to; to moderate.
- To qualify the meaning of.
- There is inherently no ordering to the modification and no hierarchy of modification: that is, both adjectives modify the substantive and both apply equally to the substantive[…]1977, Linda R. Waugh, A Semantic Analysis of Word Order: Position of the Adjective in French
- Adjectives modify nouns.2016, Allen Ascher, The New Harbrace Guide: Genres for Composing
Verb (2) capitalized: Modify
UK/ˈməʊd.ɪ.faɪ/US/ˈmoʊ.dɪˌfaɪ/
Modify (third-person singular simple present Modifies, present participle Modifying, simple past and past participle Modified)
modify meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
modify in Hindi
- संशोधित करना
modify in Tamil
- சிறு திருத்தஞ்செய், சிறுமாற்றஞ்செய்
modify in Urdu
- فرق کرنا, رد و بدل کرنا, تبدیلی لانا
modify in Bengali
- অভিশ্রুতি করা, পরিমিত করা, প্রণালী করা, ধরন নির্ণয় করা
More languagesFewer languages
- modify in Malayalam
- പരിഷ്കരിക്കുക, തിരുത്തുക, ഭേദഗതി വരുത്തുക
- modify in Kannada
- ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸು, ಸೌಮ್ಯಗೊಳಿಸು, ಮೃದುವಾಗಿಸು, ತಿದ್ದು
- modify in Punjabi
- ਸੋਧਣ ਲਈ
- modify in Nepali
- परिमार्जन गर्ने
- modify in Tagalog
- magpasadya, ipasadya, magsaayos, isaayos
- modify in Malay
- mengubahshai, memodifikasi
- modify in Indonesian
- mengoprek, memodifikasi, terkoprek
Examples of modify in a sentence
- If you modify that, you'll modify all the shallow copies of the header that points to it.
- The rifle was originally chambered for 9mm, but had since been modified for a larger, wildcat caliber.
- Did you forget that all programs that modify the registry need to be elevated?
Synonyms of modify
Forms of modify
| third-person singular present | modifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | modifying |
| past participle | modified |
| past | modified |
| third-person singular present | Modifies |
| present participle | Modifying |
| past participle | Modified |
| past | Modified |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | modifiest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | modifiedst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | modifieth |
Origin of modify
From Middle English modifien, from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificare (“to limit, control, regulate, deponent”), from modificari (“to measure off, set bound to, moderate”), from modus (“measure”) + facere (“to make”); see mode.
Blend of Modi + modify, after Narendra Modi, from Gujarati મોદી (modī).
Words formed from modify
Questions about modify
- What does modify mean?
- Modify means to change part of.
- What is modify in Hindi?
- Modify in Hindi is संशोधित करना. See Modify meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is modify?
- Modify is a verb.
- How do you pronounce modify?
- Modify is pronounced /ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of modify?
- The past tense of modify is modified.
Words near modify in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: modify (page history and authors); Modify (page history and authors); modify (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); modify (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); modify (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); modify (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); modify (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); modify (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); modify (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); modify (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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