Modernise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become technologically advanced

make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːdɚnˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒdənˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒdənˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːdɚnˌaɪz/.

Examples

Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
You should overhaul your car engine

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overhaul develop modernize

Parts of Speech

verb	become technologically advanced “Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace”
verb	make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to “You should overhaul your car engine”

Word Forms

modernization	noun	making modern in appearance or behavior
modernisation	noun	making modern in appearance or behavior
development	noun	act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
overhaul	noun	periodic maintenance on a car or machine

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

modernisieren

technologisch fortschrittlich werden

🇫🇷French

moderniser

devenir technologiquement avancé

🇪🇸Spanish

modernizar

llegar a ser tecnológicamente avanzado

🇮🇹Italian

modernizzare

diventare tecnologicamente avanzati

🇳🇱Dutch

moderniseren

technologisch geavanceerd worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

modernizar

tornar-se tecnologicamente avançado

🇷🇺Russian

модернизировать

стать технологически продвинутым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आधुनिकीकरण

तकनीकी रूप से उन्नत बनें

🇧🇩Bengali

আধুনিকীকরণ

প্রযুক্তিগতভাবে উন্নত হয়ে উঠুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நவீனப்படுத்துகின்றன

தொழில்நுட்ப ரீதியாக முன்னேற வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆధునికీకరించండి

సాంకేతికంగా అభివృద్ధి చెందుతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

आधुनिकीकरण

तांत्रिकदृष्ट्या प्रगत व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આધુનિકીકરણ

તકનીકી રીતે અદ્યતન બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಧುನಿಕಗೊಳಿಸು

ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕವಾಗಿ ಮುಂದುವರಿದರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നവീകരിക്കുക

സാങ്കേതികമായി പുരോഗമിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਧੁਨਿਕੀਕਰਨ

ਤਕਨੀਕੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉੱਨਤ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

جدید بنانا

تکنیکی طور پر ترقی یافتہ بنیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

现代化

变得技术先进

🇯🇵Japanese

近代化する

技術的に進歩する

🇰🇷Korean

현대화하다

기술적으로 발전하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiện đại hóa

trở nên tiên tiến về mặt công nghệ

🇹🇭Thai

ทันสมัย

กลายเป็นเทคโนโลยีขั้นสูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memodernisasi

menjadi maju secara teknologi

🇵🇭Filipino

gawing makabago

maging advanced sa teknolohiya

🇲🇾Malay

memodenkan

menjadi maju dari segi teknologi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحديث

تصبح متقدمة من الناحية التكنولوجية

🇮🇷Persian

مدرن کردن

از نظر فناوری پیشرفته شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

modernleştirmek

teknolojik olarak gelişmiş olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַדֵשׁ

להיות מתקדמים טכנולוגית

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