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Change Changed I Changing Tʃeɪndʒ People Exchange Put

Word3 change
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /tʃeɪndʒ/ /tʃeɪndʒ/
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  • rick hasn't changed. he looks exactly the same as he did at school.
  • we examined changing attitudes towards education.
  • the company failed to adapt to changing circumstances.
  • things have changed dramatically since then.
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change

(verb)/tʃeɪndʒ/ /tʃeɪndʒ/

    Verb Forms

  1. to become different
    • SEE ALSO unchanging
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unchanging
    • Rick hasn't changed. He looks exactly the same as he did at school.
    • We examined changing attitudes towards education.
    • The company failed to adapt to changing circumstances.
    • Things have changed dramatically since then.
    • Her life changed completely when she won the lottery.
    • My attitude to life has changed with age.

    Extra Examples

    • Attitudes to marriage are changing fast.
    • Her voice changed subtly.
    • Jane has changed a lot since she went to college.
    • Our way of life has changed dramatically over the last ten years.
    • The language is changing all the time.
    • The place had changed out of all recognition.
    • The town has actually changed very little in the last hundred years.
  2. to make somebody/something different
    • Fame hasn't really changed him.
    • That experience changed my life.
    • The internet has changed the way people work.

    Extra Examples

    • Information technology has changed the way people work.
    • It can be hard to get people to change their habits.
    • Technology has forever changed the way businesses operate.
    • This incident changed the whole course of events.
  3. to pass from one state or form into another; to make somebody/something pass from one state or form into another
    • Wait for the traffic lights to change.
    • The lights changed from red to green.
    • The lights changed to green.
    • Caterpillars change into butterflies.
    • With a wave of her magic wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince.
    • He managed to change the mood from tense to relaxed in minutes.

    Extra Examples

    • Caracas changed from a small town into a busy city.
    • His anger changed to sadness.
  4. to stop having one state, position or direction and start having another
    • Leaves change colour in autumn.
    • The wind has changed direction.
    • Our ship changed course.
    • The fruit changes colour as it ripens.
  5. to replace one thing, person, service, etc. with something new or different
    • I want to change my doctor.
    • I didn't change my name when I got married.
    • That back tyre needs changing.
    • We change our car every two years.
    • The law was changed in 2001.
    • Don't change the subject!
    • We changed the car for a bigger one.
    • She changed her name to his.
  6. to exchange positions, places, etc. with somebody else, so that you have what they have, and they have what you have
    • At half-time the teams change ends.
    • We asked the waiter if we could change tables.
    • Can I change seats with you?
  7. to exchange money into the money of another country
    • I need to change some euros.
    • to change dollars into yen
  8. to exchange money for the same amount in different coins or notes
    • Can you change a £20 note?
    • The storekeeper changed my dollar bill for four quarters.
  9. to exchange something that you have bought for something else, especially because there is something wrong with it; to give a customer a new item because there is something wrong with the one they have bought
    • This shirt I bought's too small—I'll have to change it for a bigger one.
    • Of course we'll change it for a larger size, Madam.
    • If you bring the dress back with the receipt, you can change it.
  10. to go from one bus, train, etc. to another in order to continue a journey
    • Where do I have to change?
    • Change at Reading (for London).
    • I stopped in Moscow only to change planes.
  11. to put on different or clean clothes
    • I went into the bedroom to change.
    • She changed into her swimsuit.
    • You need to change out of those wet things.
    • I didn't have time to change clothes before the party.
    • I didn't have time to get changed before the party (= to put different clothes on).
  12. to put clean clothes or a clean nappy on a baby
    • She can't even change a nappy.
    • The baby needs changing.
    • There are baby changing facilities in all our stores.
  13. to put clean sheets, etc. on a bed
    • to change the sheets
    • Could you help me change the bed?
  14. to pass to a different owner
    • The house has changed hands several times.
  15. to change to a different or new activity while you are in the middle of something else; to change from supporting one person or thing to another
  16. to change a decision or an opinion
    • Nothing will make me change my mind.
    • What made you change your mind?
  17. to be in somebody else’s situation
    • I'm perfectly happy—I wouldn't change places with anyone.
  18. to express a different opinion or behave in a different way when your situation changes
    • Wait until it happens to him—he'll soon change his tune.
  19. to start to live or behave in a different way from before
    • He was in trouble with the police as a teenager but now he’s completely changed his ways.
    • Your father is unlikely to change his ways now.
  20. to keep changing your mind or what you are doing
  21. people cannot change their character, especially if they have a bad character
    • You didn’t really expect her to be on time, did you? A leopard can’t change its spots.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French change (noun), changer (verb), from late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambire ‘barter’, probably of Celtic origin.
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