alterar

/awteˈɾaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (eu)
altero
preterite (eu)
alterei
past participle
alterado

Meaning

  1. to change

    • Alterei o plano.

      I changed the plan.

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

mudar

alterar and mudar are close synonyms for "to change"; mudar also separately means "to move," to relocate.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cambiar

cambiar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to change."

French

changer

changer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to change."

Practice

1 What does alterar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ o plano.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alterar?

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