# alters

Pronunciation: US say "AWL-turz" /ˈɔl.təɹz/; UK say "OL-tuhz" /ˈɒl.təz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of alter. — third-person singular simple present indicative of alter
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of alter. Use this form after he, she, it, or one person or thing.
   - _Heat alters the chemical structure of the protein._
   - _A tailor carefully alters the jacket so the shoulders sit right._

## Noun

2. Plural of alter. — plural of alter
   - Simple: Plural of alter. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _The patient described how the various alters take turns handling stressful situations._
   - _Two of her alters kept detailed journals that the others never read._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/alters (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).