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# altered

verb past form of alter (alter, alters, altered, altering); adjective (altered)

«altered» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Altered means changed, made different. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/#m1)
2. (adjective) Altered describes something that has been changed: an altered photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/#m2)
3. (euphemism) An altered pet has had an operation so it cannot have babies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, when one variable is altered, the others stay the same for a fair test. In maths «the numbers were altered» means changed. In everyday life clothes are altered to fit, and photos can be altered on a computer, so not every picture is true. Phrases: altered state, altered by.

### Examples

- She altered her plan when it started to rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/#x1)
- We altered only the amount of water in the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/#x2)
- The photo had been altered to look scary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/#x3)
- Mum altered my school skirt so it fits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/#x4)
- The road was altered after the accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/#x5)
- His voice had altered as he grew older. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/#x6)
- (euphemism) Our cat has been altered by the vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/#x7)
- ‘Have you altered your mind, then?’ interrupted the Fairy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: alter, altered. Homophone trap: «alter» (change) and «altar» (church table) sound the same. Opposite: unaltered. In maths, if a value is altered by +5, add 5 to it.

## In Jewish tradition

In science, when one variable is altered, the others stay the same for a fair test. In maths «the numbers were altered» means changed. In everyday life clothes are altered to fit, and photos can be altered on a computer, so not every picture is true. Phrases: altered state, altered by.

### Note

Regular verb: alter, altered. Homophone trap: «alter» (change) and «altar» (church table) sound the same. Opposite: unaltered. In maths, if a value is altered by +5, add 5 to it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «altered» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/altered/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«altered» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/altered.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «altered» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/altered/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«altered» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/altered.html) on Mova free.