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verb (used with object)
1.
2.
to transform or convert (usually followed by into): The witch changed the prince into a toad.
3.
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.
4.
to give and take reciprocally; interchange: to change places with someone.
5.
EXPANDto transfer from one (conveyance) to another: You'll have to change planes in Chicago.
verb (used without object)
9.
to become different: Overnight the nation's mood changed.
10.
to become altered or modified: Colors change if they are exposed to the sun.
11.
to become transformed or converted (usually followed by into): The toad changed into a prince again.
12.
to pass gradually into (usually followed by to or into): Summer changed to autumn.
13.
EXPANDto make a change or an exchange: If you want to sit next to the window, I'll change with you.
14.
to transfer between trains or other conveyances: We can take the local and change to an express at the next stop.
15.
to change one's clothes: She changed into jeans.
16.
(of the moon) to pass from one phase to another.
17.
COLLAPSE(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.
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Unchanging
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noun
Verb phrase18.
the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed.
19.
a transformation or modification; alteration: They noticed the change in his facial expression.
20.
a variation or deviation: a change in the daily routine.
21.
the substitution of one thing for another: We finally made the change to an oil-burning furnace.
22.
EXPANDvariety or novelty: Let's try a new restaurant for a change.
23.
the passing from one place, state, form, or phase to another: a change of seasons; social change.
24.
Jazz. harmonic progression from one tonality to another; modulation.
25.
the supplanting of one thing by another.
26.
anything that is or may be substituted for another.
27.
a fresh set of clothing.
28.
money given in exchange for an equivalent of higher denomination.
29.
a balance of money that is returned when the sum tendered in payment is larger than the sum due.
30.
coins of low denomination.
31.
any of the various sequences in which a peal of bells may be rung.
32.
33.
COLLAPSEObsolete. changefulness; caprice.
34.
Idiomschange off,
a.
to take turns with another, as at doing a task.
b.
to alternate between two tasks or between a task and a rest break.
35.
36.
change hands. hand (def. 47).
37.
change one's mind, to change one's opinions or intentions.
38.
ring the changes,
a.
to perform all permutations possible in ringing a set of tuned bells, as in a bell tower of a church.
b.
to vary the manner of performing an action or of discussing a subject; repeat with variations.
Origin:
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English cha(u)ngen < Anglo-French, Old French changer < Late Latin cambiāre, Latin cambīre to exchange; (noun) Middle English cha(u)nge < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of the v.
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English cha(u)ngen < Anglo-French, Old French changer < Late Latin cambiāre, Latin cambīre to exchange; (noun) Middle English cha(u)nge < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of the v.
Related forms
self-chang·ing, adjective, noun
trans·change, verb (used with object), trans·changed, trans·chang·ing.
un·changed, adjective
un·chang·ing, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
1. transmute, transform; vary, mutate; amend, modify. Change, alter both mean to make a difference in the state or condition of a thing or to substitute another state or condition. To change is to make a material difference so that the thing is distinctly different from what it was: to change one's opinion. To alter is to make some partial change, as in appearance, but usually to preserve the identity: to alter a dress (to change a dress would mean to put on a different one). 3. replace, trade. 4. trade. 7. convert. 10. vary, mutate, amend. 18. transmutation, mutation, conversion, vicissitude. 21. exchange. 25, 26. replacement.
1. transmute, transform; vary, mutate; amend, modify. Change, alter both mean to make a difference in the state or condition of a thing or to substitute another state or condition. To change is to make a material difference so that the thing is distinctly different from what it was: to change one's opinion. To alter is to make some partial change, as in appearance, but usually to preserve the identity: to alter a dress (to change a dress would mean to put on a different one). 3. replace, trade. 4. trade. 7. convert. 10. vary, mutate, amend. 18. transmutation, mutation, conversion, vicissitude. 21. exchange. 25, 26. replacement.
Antonyms
10. remain. 18. permanence.
10. remain. 18. permanence.
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Word Origin & History
change
early 13c., from O.Fr. changier, from L.L. cambiare, from L. cambire "to exchange, barter," of Celtic origin, from PIE base *kamb- "to bend, crook." The financial sense of "balance returned when something is paid for" is first recorded 1620s. Phrase change of heart is from 1828.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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