alter

/ˈɔltər/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
alters
past
altered
past participle
altered
gerund
altering

Meaning

  1. alterar, modificar

    • They altered the original plan.

      Alteraron el plan original.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

modify

Near-total synonyms; largely interchangeable for changing something.

Similar in other languages

German

ändern

ändern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to change, to alter."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa alter?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: They ___ the original plan.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a alter?

verb

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