Synonyms: modify, amend
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔːltə*/, /ˈɒltə*/ |
| Hyphenation | al·ter |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼, 𐑪𐑤𐑑𐑼 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) alter | (I) altered |
| (thou) alterest | (thou) alteredst |
| (he) alters, altereth | (he) altered |
| (we) alter | (we) altered |
| (you) alter | (you) altered |
| (they) alter | (they) altered |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) alter | (I) altered |
| (thou) alter | (thou) altered |
| (he) alter | (he) altered |
| (we) alter | (we) altered |
| (you) alter | (you) altered |
| (they) alter | (they) altered |
| Imperative mood | |
| alter | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| altering | altered |
| Catalan | modificar |
|---|---|
| Czech | modifikovat; pozměnit; upravit; přizpůsobit |
| Dutch | wijzigen |
| Esperanto | modifi; modifiki |
| Faeroese | laga |
| French | modifier |
| German | modifizieren |
| Low German | wysigen |
| Portuguese | alterar; modificar |
| Saterland Frisian | modifizierje |
| Spanish | modificar |