modify
verb (used with object)
to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend.
are modifying
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present progressiveof modify.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Next, we are modifying the design of our reactor to recover a larger amount of product efficiently," added Wang.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
But this time researchers are modifying salad greens—and they’re armed with the science of gene editing.
From Scientific American ● May 10, 2023
Imagery can also detect crewmen modifying a missile site—but not how they are modifying the missile.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2023
Sponsors are modifying the bill to offer an independent financial analysis of a leave plan later this year.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2019
In a thousand years it becomes unintelligible; we are modifying ours every day, upon laws whose nature can be guessed.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Kenneth Morris
