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modifiable

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/ˈmɒdɪfaɪəbl/ · mod-i-fi-a-ble

Capable of being changed, altered, or adjusted; able to be modified in form, structure, or content.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Capable of being changed, altered, or adjusted; able to be modified in form, structure, or content.

وہ چیز جسے تبدیل، ترمیم یا ایڈجسٹ کیا جا سکے؛ جو بدلنے کے قابل ہو۔

قابلِ ترمیم

qaabil-e-tarmiim

Formal: قابلِ ترمیمColloquial: بدلنے والا

Synonyms

alterablechangeableadjustableadaptableflexiblevariablerevisableamendableقابلِ تبدیلیلچکدارقابلِ اصلاحموافقت پذیر

Antonyms

fixedimmutableunalterablerigidinflexiblepermanentunmodifiableناقابلِ تبدیلیمستقلثابتسختناقابلِ ترمیم

Common Collocations

  • modifiable risk factors
  • modifiable behavior
  • modifiable settings
  • easily modifiable
  • modifiable code
  • modifiable template
  • modifiable clause
  • freely modifiable

Example Sentences

The doctor explained that high blood pressure is a modifiable risk factor for heart disease.

ڈاکٹر نے بتایا کہ ہائی بلڈ پریشر دل کی بیماری کا ایک قابلِ ترمیم خطرہ ہے۔

Daaktar ne bataya ke high blood pressure dil ki bimari ka ek qaabil-e-tarmiim khatra hai.

The software settings are modifiable, so users can customize their experience.

سافٹ ویئر کی ترتیبات قابلِ ترمیم ہیں، اس لیے صارفین اپنا تجربہ اپنی مرضی کے مطابق بنا سکتے ہیں۔

Software ki tartiibaat qaabil-e-tarmiim hain, is liye saariiin apna tajriba apni marzi ke mutaabiq bana sakte hain.

The contract contains a modifiable clause that both parties can agree to change.

معاہدے میں ایک قابلِ ترمیم شق موجود ہے جسے دونوں فریق مل کر تبدیل کرنے پر متفق ہو سکتے ہیں۔

Mu'aahide mein ek qaabil-e-tarmiim shaq maujood hai jise donon fariiq mil kar tabdiil karne par muttafiq ho sakte hain.

Researchers focused on identifying modifiable environmental factors that contribute to the disease.

محققین نے ماحولیاتی عوامل کی شناخت پر توجہ دی جو بیماری میں حصہ ڈالتے ہیں اور جنہیں تبدیل کیا جا سکتا ہے۔

Muhaqqiqiin ne maahauliiaati awaamil ki shanakht par tawajjuh di jo bimari mein hissa daalte hain aur jinhe tabdiil kiya ja sakta hai.

Easily Confused With

modulated:'Modulated' refers to something that has been varied or controlled in terms of tone, frequency, or intensity, whereas 'modifiable' means capable of being changed or altered.
malleable:'Malleable' often implies physical or emotional pliability (easily shaped or influenced), while 'modifiable' is broader and more neutral, referring to the capacity for deliberate change or adjustment.
modifiable vs. mutable:'Mutable' is more literary and philosophical, meaning subject to change over time, while 'modifiable' implies that change can be made by an agent intentionally.

Word Family

modify
verbترمیم کرنا
modification
nounترمیم
modifier
nounترمیم کرنے والا
modified
adjective/verb (past tense)ترمیم شدہ
unmodifiable
adjectiveناقابلِ ترمیم
modifiability
nounقابلیتِ ترمیم

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Break it down: MODIFY + ABLE. If you can MODIFY something, it is MODIFIABLE. Think of 'modify' as the action and '-able' as the permission slip — it is 'able' to be modified!

Picture a clay sculpture on a potter's wheel — it can be pushed, shaped, and reshaped at will. The soft, spinning clay represents something 'modifiable': always ready to be changed into a new form by the hands of its maker.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

یہ دنیا ہے قابلِ تبدیل، کچھ بھی نہیں پائیدار جو ہاتھ ہو ماہر، وہی بدلے اس کا ہر انداز و آثار

Yeh dunya hai qaabil-e-tabdiil, kuch bhi nahin paayedaar Jo haath ho maahir, wohi badle is ka har andaaz o aasaar

This world is modifiable; nothing in it is permanent. Only the skilled hand can transform its every form and feature.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جو بدل سکے وہی سنبھل سکے۔

Jo badal sake wohi sambhal sake.

Only one who can change can recover and thrive.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin via French "modificare" — to limit, restrain, or alter in form

First known use: 17th century

Derived from Latin 'modificare' (to set bounds to), composed of 'modus' (measure, manner) and 'facere' (to make). Passed through Old French 'modifier' into English. The suffix '-able' was added in English to form the adjective meaning 'capable of being modified'. The word entered formal English usage in the 17th century and became especially prominent in scientific and legal discourse.