🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

변경하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: byeongyeonghada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Alter/ˈɔːl.tər/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"일정을 변경해야 할 것 같습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To change or cause to change in character, composition, or structure, typically in relatively small ways.

    "The new regulations will alter how the company conducts its daily operations."
  2. 2

    To adjust clothing to make it fit better.

    "She took the dress to a tailor to alter the waistline."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'alteren', stemming from Old French 'alterer', which originated from Medieval Latin 'alterare' meaning 'to make other' or 'change'. This traces back further to the Latin root 'alter', meaning 'other of two'.

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