Change Changed I Changing Tʃeɪndʒ People Exchange Put

• 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.

change

Verb Forms

1. to become different
• SEE ALSO unchanging
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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.
• 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.