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Meaning of alter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. To change or become different.
  2. to make or become different; to change. Will you alter this dress (to fit me)?; The town has altered a lot in the last two years. verander يُغَيِّر променям alterar(-se) upravit, změnit (se) ändern ændre; forandre αλλάζωcambiar, modificar, alterar muutma, muutuma تغییر دادن muuttaa modifier, changer לְשָׁנוֹת, לְתַקֵן बदल देना promijeniti megváltoztat, megváltozik mengubah breyta modificare, cambiare 変わる 바꾸다 pakeisti pārtaisīt; pārmainīt; mainīties tukar veranderen endre/forandre; sy omzmieni...
  3. The alterations he has made to the play have not improved it. verandering تَعْدِيل، تَبْدِيل промяна alteração úprava, změna die Änderung ændring; forandring αλλαγήcambio, modificación, alteración muutus تغییر muutos modification שנוי, שינוי फेरबदल promjena változtatás perubahan breyting modifica, cambiamento 変更 변경 pakeitimas pārtaisīšana; pārmaiņas pertukaran veranderingendring, forandringpoprawka بدلون ، تغیر alteração schimbare изменение úprava predelava izmena [för]ändring การเปลี่ยนแปลงแ...
  4. vt. cambiar, variar; reformar.
  5. To change or make different; modify: altered my will.
  6. To adjust (a garment) for a better fit.
  7. To castrate or spay (an animal, such as a cat or a dog).
  8. to make or become different in some respect; change
  9. (tr) informal chiefly US a euphemistic word for castrate, spay
    tr
  10. to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will.

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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