French word

modifier

Pronunciation

IPA/modifje/

Meaning

  • verbfix

Example

Peux-tu modifier cette erreur ?

Can you fix this error?

Illustration for modifier (fix)

More examples

J'ai besoin de modifier mon CV.

I need to edit my CV.

Core concept

A person changes one setting or detail in an existing object without replacing the object itself.

Common phrases

  • modifier un document

    edit a document

  • modifier le texte

    edit the text

  • modifier les paramètres

    modify the settings

Similar words

changer: To turn something from one state or form into another.
corriger: To fix errors or mistakes and make something correct.
ajuster: To make small adjustments so something fits exactly.
transformer: To change something radically into something of a different nature or form.

Definition in French

Apporter une transformation partielle à quelque chose, par exemple en changeant un détail ou un paramètre.

Word origin

French modifier comes from Latin modificare, whose elements relate to measuring and making, with the form passing into French during its medieval development.

Usage tips

  • Modifier takes a direct object without a preposition, as in modifier un réglage or modifier une phrase.

Other meanings

  • changeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • modificationmodificationnoun
  • modifiablemodifiableadjective
  • modifiémodifiedadjective

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