verb · neutral

modify

UK/ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/US/ˈmɑːdɪfaɪ/MOD·i·fy

Band 5-6task2speakingtask1

to change something slightly, especially to improve it or make it more suitable

Examples

“We modified the experiment after the pilot study.”

“You can modify the report to include more recent data.”

“The teacher modified the assignment to suit different levels.”

Band 8 sentence

“After peer feedback we modified the methodology to strengthen the reliability of our results.”

Collocations

  • modify the plan
  • slightly modify
  • modify to suit

Word family

modify verbmodification nounmodified adjectivemodifier noun

Common mistakes

change the plan little→slightly modify the plan

to modify about the document→to modify the document

Say it for a higher band

5change→6adjust→7+modify

Synonyms

adjust

alter

Easily confused

adapt

“They adapted the novel into a film.”

Related words

identifysignifyrectifynotifycertifyclarifyjustifycodify

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