change (tʃeɪndʒ
)
Definitions
verb
- to make or become different; alter
- (tr) to replace with or exchange for another ⇒
to change one's name
- to 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
- intr, 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
- See change face
- See change feet
- See change front
- See change hands
- See change one's mind
- See change one's tune
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
- (often capital) archaic 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 (sense 3b)
- slang desirable or useful information
- obsolete fickleness or caprice
- See change of heart
- See get no change out of someone
- See ring the changes
Alternative Forms
ˈchangeless adjective ˈchangelessly adverb ˈchangelessness noun ˈchanger nounWord Origin
C13: from Old French changier, from Latin cambīre to exchange, barterSynonyms
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alteration,
innovation,
transformation,
modification,
mutation,
metamorphosis,
permutation,
transmutation,
difference,
revolution,
transition,
vicissitude,
Quotations
"A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation"
"Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?"
Bible: Jeremiah"The more things change, the more they are the same"
"Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better"
"The old order changeth, yielding place to new"
"Philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it"
"When it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change"
"Don't change horses in midstream"
"A change is as good as a rest"
"A new broom sweeps clean"
Translations
- British English:
change
If there is a change in something, it becomes different....a change in policy.tʃeɪndʒ NOUN ...a change in policy.
- Spanish:
cambio
nm
- French:
changement
nm
- German:
Änderung
nf
- Chinese: 变化 n
- Arabic: تغيير n
- Portuguese: mudança nf
- Russian: изменение nnt
- Croatian: promjena nf
- Czech: změna nf
- Danish: forandring nutr
- Dutch: verandering nf
- Finnish: muutos n
- Greek: αλλαγή nf
- Italian: cambiamento nm
- Japanese: 変化 n
- Korean: 변화 n
- Norwegian: endring nm
- Polish: zmiana nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: mudança nf
- European Spanish:
cambio
nm
- Swedish: förändring nutr
- Thai: การเปลี่ยนแปลง n
- Turkish: değişiklik n
- Vietnamese: thay đổi n
- British English:
change
When you change, you put on different clothes.He changed to go to the party.tʃeɪndʒ VERB He changed to go to the party.
- Spanish:
cambiar
v
- French:
changer
vt
- German:
wechseln
vt
- Chinese: 改变 vt
- Arabic: يُغَيِّرُ vt
- Portuguese: trocar vt
- Russian: менять vt
- Croatian: promijeniti vt
- Czech: změnit vt měnit
- Danish: forandre v
- Dutch: veranderen vt
- Finnish: muuttaa vt
- Greek: αλλάζω vt
- Italian: cambiare vt
- Japanese: 変える vt
- Korean: ...을 바꾸다 vt
- Norwegian: forandre vt
- Polish: zmienić vt zmieniać
- Brazilian Portuguese: trocar vt
- European Spanish:
cambiar
v
- Swedish: ändra vt
- Thai: เปลี่ยน แลกเปลี่ยน vt
- Turkish: değişmek vt
- Vietnamese: làm thay đổi v
- British English:
change
When you change something, or when it changes, it becomes different.The caterpillar changed into a butterfly.tʃeɪndʒ VERB The caterpillar changed into a butterfly.
- Spanish:
cambiarse
v
- French:
changer
vi
- German: ändern (sich) vi
- Chinese: 变化 vi
- Arabic: يَتَغَيَّرُ vi
- Portuguese: mudar-se vi
- Russian: меняться vi
- Croatian: presvući vi
- Czech: změnit (se) vi měnit (se)
- Danish: ændre (sig) v
- Dutch: veranderen vi
- Finnish: muuttua vi
- Greek: αλλάζω vi
- Italian: cambiare vi
- Japanese: 変わる vi
- Korean: (...으로) 변하다 vi
- Norwegian: forandre vi
- Polish: zmienić się vi zmieniać się
- Brazilian Portuguese: mudar-se vi
- European Spanish:
cambiarse
v
- Swedish: byta om vi
- Thai: เปลี่ยน แลก vi
- Turkish: değiştirmek vi
- Vietnamese: thay đổi v