Synonyms: adjust, put right, trim
| 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 |
| Dutch | afstellen; passend maken; verstellen; instellen |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | alĝustigi |
| French | joindre |
| German | einstellen; justieren; anpassen |
| Low German | instellen |
| Papiamento | adjùst |
| Portuguese | adaptar; ajustar |
| West Frisian | ynstelle |