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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 by into ):
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: trade
- to 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: convert
- to 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.
Synonyms: alternate, mutate, vary
Antonyms: remain
- to become transformed or converted (usually followed by into ):
The toad changed back into a prince.
- to pass gradually into (usually followed by to or into ):
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.
Synonyms: conversion, mutation, transmutation, vicissitude
Antonyms: permanence
- a 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: exchange
- variety 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
- anything that is or may be substituted for another.
Synonyms: replacement
- a 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.
- Also 'change. British. exchange ( def 10 ).
- Obsolete. changefulness; caprice.
verb phrase
- 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
- sometimes foll byto or into 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
- whenintr, may be foll by into or out of 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
- change faceto 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
- change feet informal.to put on different shoes, boots, etc
- change front
- 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
- change handsto pass from one owner to another
- change one's mindto alter one's decision or opinion
- change one's tuneto 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
- change of hearta profound change of outlook, opinion, etc
- get no change out of someone slang.not to be successful in attempts to exploit or extract information from someone
- ring the changesto vary the manner or performance of an action that is often repeated
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Derived Forms
- ˈchangelessness, noun
- ˈchanger, noun
- ˈchangeless, adjective
- ˈchangelessly, adverb
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Other Words From
- chang·ed·ness [cheyn, -jid-nis, cheynjd, -], noun
- un·changed adjective
- un·changing adjective
- un·changing·ly adverb
- un·changing·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of change1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of change1
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Idioms and Phrases
- change front, Military. to shift a military force in another direction.
- change one's mind, to change one's opinions or intentions.
- 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 hands. hand ( def 48 ).
More idioms and phrases containing change
- for a change
- leopard cannot change its spots
- piece of change
- ring the changes
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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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