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change
[cheynj]
verb (used with object)
to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.
to change one's name;
to change one's opinion;
to change the course of history.
to transform or convert (usually followed byinto ).
The witch changed the prince into a toad.
to substitute another or others for; exchange for something else, usually of the same kind.
She changed her shoes when she got home from the office.
to give and take reciprocally; interchange.
to change places with someone.
Synonyms: tradeto transfer from one (conveyance) to another.
You'll have to change planes in Chicago.
to give or get an equivalent amount of money in lower denominations in exchange for.
to change a five-dollar bill.
to give or get foreign money in exchange for.
to change dollars into euros.
Synonyms: convertto remove and replace the covering or coverings of.
to change a bed.
to remove a dirty diaper from (a baby) and replace it with a clean one.
new parents, learning to change a baby.
verb (used without object)
to become different.
Overnight the nation's mood changed.
to become altered or modified.
Colors change if they are exposed to the sun.
Antonyms: remainto become transformed or converted (usually followed byinto ).
The toad changed back into a prince.
to pass gradually into (usually followed by to orinto ).
Summer changed to autumn.
to switch or to make an exchange.
If you want to sit next to the window, I'll change with you.
to transfer between trains or other conveyances.
We can take the local and change to an express at the next stop.
to remove one's clothes and put on different clothes.
She changed into jeans.
(of the moon) to pass from one phase to another.
(of the voice) to become deeper in tone; come to have a lower register.
The boy's voice began to change when he was thirteen.
noun
the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed.
They are pleased by the change in their son's behavior.
Antonyms: permanencea transformation or modification; alteration.
They noticed the change in his facial expression.
a variation or deviation.
a change in the daily routine.
the substitution of one thing for another.
We finally made the change to an oil-burning furnace.
Synonyms: exchangevariety or novelty.
Let's try a new restaurant for a change.
the passing from one place, state, form, or phase to another.
a change of seasons;
social change.
Jazz., harmonic progression from one tonality to another; modulation.
the supplanting of one thing by another.
We need a total change of leadership.
Synonyms: replacement, replacementanything that is or may be substituted for another.
Synonyms: replacement, replacementa fresh set of clothing.
money given in exchange for an equivalent of higher denomination.
a balance of money that is returned when the sum tendered in payment is larger than the sum due.
coins of low denomination.
any of the various sequences in which a peal of bells may be rung.
British., Also 'change exchange.
Obsolete., changefulness; caprice.
verb phrase
change off
to take turns with another, as at doing a task.
to alternate between two tasks or between a task and a rest break.
change
/ tʃeɪndʒ /
verb
to make or become different; alter
(tr) to replace with or exchange for another
to change one's name
to transform or convert or be transformed or converted
to give and receive (something) in return; interchange
to change places with someone
(tr) to give or receive (money) in exchange for the equivalent sum in a smaller denomination or different currency
(tr) to remove or replace the coverings of
to change a baby
to put on other clothes
(intr) (of the moon) to pass from one phase to the following one
to operate (the gear lever of a motor vehicle) in order to alter the gear ratio
to change gear
to alight from (one bus, train, etc) and board another
to rotate the telescope of a surveying instrument through 180° horizontally and vertically, taking a second sighting of the same object in order to reduce error
informal, to put on different shoes, boots, etc
military to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
to alter one's attitude, opinion, etc
to pass from one owner to another
to alter one's decision or opinion
to alter one's attitude or tone of speech
noun
the act or fact of changing or being changed
a variation, deviation, or modification
the substitution of one thing for another; exchange
anything that is or may be substituted for something else
variety or novelty (esp in the phrase for a change )
I want to go to France for a change
a different or fresh set, esp of clothes
money given or received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or in a different currency
the balance of money given or received when the amount tendered is larger than the amount due
coins of a small denomination regarded collectively
archaic, (often capital) a place where merchants meet to transact business; an exchange
the act of passing from one state or phase to another
the transition from one phase of the moon to the next
the order in which a peal of bells may be rung
sport short for changeover
slang, desirable or useful information
obsolete, fickleness or caprice
a profound change of outlook, opinion, etc
slang, not to be successful in attempts to exploit or extract information from someone
to vary the manner or performance of an action that is often repeated
Other Word Forms
- changedness noun
- unchanged adjective
- unchanging adjective
- unchangingly adverb
- unchangingness noun
- changelessness noun
- changer noun
- changeless adjective
- changelessly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of change1
Word History and Origins
Origin of change1
Idioms and Phrases
change one's mind, to change one's opinions or intentions.
change hands. hand.
ring the changes,
to perform all permutations possible in ringing a set of tuned bells, as in a bell tower of a church.
to vary the manner of performing an action or of discussing a subject; repeat with variations.
change front, to shift a military force in another direction.
More idioms and phrases containing change
- for a change
- leopard cannot change its spots
- piece of change
- ring the changes
Example Sentences
England have won all seven of the teams' previous meetings, with little chance of that trend changing.
Ms Ribera also warned the tech giant it had 60 days to detail how it would change its practices, or else the Commission would look to impose its own solution.
As the world’s events would change, so would Oliphant’s editorial depictions.
“If there is a reasonable conservative Democrat,” this person said, “they could get elected, except in the deepest of red districts, and even that could change.”
London City Lionesses are embarking on their debut campaign in the top-flight, while there have been a number of managerial changes over the summer, including at Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham.
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To change something is to make its form, nature, or content different from what it is currently or from what it would be if left alone. How is change different from alter? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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