Adapted - English meaning

verb

Alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.

Usage examples:

He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie

verb

Alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard

verb

To change something slightly to make it fit, work better, or be more suitable

Usage examples:

[ t ] adjust the angle of your monitor so you can easily read it., [ i ] you need time to adjust to…

verb

Change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.

Usage examples:

Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage

verb

To change a characteristic, often slightly, or to cause this to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] the coat was too long, so i took it back to the store to have it altered., some things in lif…

verb

To change the appearance, character, or structure of something, or to be changed in this way

Usage examples:

Just last week, the company agreed to alter some of its business practices., if they want to contin…

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Usage examples:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

Usage examples:

The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

verb

To exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type

Usage examples:

Change jobs she's just changed jobs., change the subject let's change the subject (= talk about som…

verb

Change the form, character, or function of something.

Usage examples:

Modernization has converted the country from a primitive society to a near-industrial one

noun

A person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or other belief.

Usage examples:

He is a recent convert to the church

verb

To change the character, appearance, or operation of something

Usage examples:

[ t ] we converted our oil furnace to gas to save money., [ i ] most of the families in the communi…

verb

Modify (something) to suit a particular individual or task.

Usage examples:

The software can be customized to the developing needs of your students

verb

To make or change something according to a customer's or user's particular needs

Usage examples:

Employees can customize the software to suit their needs., customize sth (to sth) the basic design …

verb

To make or change something according to the buyer's or user's needs

verb

Make partial or minor changes to (something).

Usage examples:

She may be prepared to modify her views

verb

To change something slightly, esp. to improve it or make it more acceptable or less extreme

Usage examples:

The school board decided to modify its existing employment policy.

verb

To slightly change something such as a plan, method, or law, usually to improve it or make it more acceptable

Usage examples:

All files are marked with the date and time they were last modified., we modified some of the wordi…

verb

Build or form (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed.

Usage examples:

A small area of painted roman plaster has been reconstructed

verb

To build or create again something that has been damaged or destroyed

Usage examples:

Detectives tried to reconstruct the crime by comparing all the statements of the eyewitnesses.

verb

To build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed

Usage examples:

This was a failed attempt to reconstruct their business operations., they plan to use income from t…

verb

Design (something) again or in a different way.

Usage examples:

The front seats have been redesigned

noun

The action or process of redesigning something.

Usage examples:

It was achieved by the redesign of the product

verb

Do (something) again or differently.

Usage examples:

A whole day's work has to be redone

noun

A redecoration of a room or building.

Usage examples:

A total redo of the second floor shopping concourse

verb

To do something again

Usage examples:

These new measurements mean that i'll have to redo the calculations., we spent €5,000 redoing the k…

verb

Fashion (something) again or differently.

Usage examples:

The industry reshaped and refashioned itself

verb

Change the structure or form of (something, especially a building).

Usage examples:

The station was remodelled and enlarged in 1927

verb

To give a new shape or form to something, esp. a room or house

Usage examples:

[ t ] we remodeled the kitchen.

verb

To change the design and appearance of a building in order to make it more modern and attractive

Usage examples:

The warehouse is being cleaned and will be remodeled into 20 lofts., a new management team was brou…

verb

Change the way in which (something) is organized.

Usage examples:

We have to reorganize the entire workload

verb

To organize something differently

Usage examples:

[ i ] after the battle, the platoon reorganized on the edge of the town., [ t ] the irs has propose…

verb

To change the way in which something such as a company is organized, in order to improve it

Usage examples:

He hired turnaround specialists to help reorganize the company., they announced that they would cut…

verb

Shape or form (something) differently or again.

Usage examples:

The decrees will thoroughly reshape poland's economy

verb

To change the character or organization of something

Usage examples:

Baby boomers continue to reshape society as they age., governments have sought to reduce or reshape…

verb

To make an organization, industry, system, etc. operate differently

Usage examples:

The company will have to lose jobs to reshape the business., the proposal is an effort to reshape h…

verb

Rearrange or remake in a new shape or layout.

Usage examples:

Nick restyled rebecca's hair

noun

An instance of restyling something.

Usage examples:

A fast restyle on dry hair

verb

Give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to.

Usage examples:

An attempt to revamp the museum's image

noun

An act of improving the form, structure, or appearance of something.

Usage examples:

The brand was given a $1 million revamp

verb

To change something, or to make or arrange something differently, in order to improve it

Usage examples:

This country’s health care system needs revamping.

verb

Make changes to the original version of (something).

Usage examples:

He reworked the orchestral score for two pianos

verb

To change a speech, other writing, or a drawing to make it better or more suitable for a particular purpose

verb

To make changes to calculations of costs, prices, etc. in order to make them more accurate

Usage examples:

The irish low-cost airline will present a reworked subsidy package as part of its appeal against th…

noun

A person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits, trousers, and jackets to fit individual customers.

Usage examples:

While custom tailors sold individually fitted suits and other personalized apparel, they increasing…

verb

Another term for bluefish.

noun

Someone whose job is to make, repair, and adjust clothes

Usage examples:

Their services are tailored to clients’ needs.

verb

Make a marked change in the form, nature, or appearance of.

Usage examples:

Lasers have transformed cardiac surgery

noun

The product of a transformation.

Usage examples:

In the bottom portion of the figure, the logarithmic transform of power is presented.

verb

To change completely the appearance or character of something or someone

Usage examples:

Computers have transformed the way work is done., salinas dramatically transformed the country’s ec…