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US
/ˈtʃeɪndʒ/
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[ UK /tʃˈeɪndʒ/ ]
[ UK /tʃˈeɪndʒ/ ]
VERB
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undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
The weather changed last night
She changed completely as she grew older -
become deeper in tone
His voice began to change when he was 12 years old
Her voice deepened when she whispered the password -
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast -
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
convert holdings into shares
He changed his name
convert centimeters into inches
Could you convert my dollars into pounds? -
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
switch to a different brand of beer
She switched psychiatrists
The car changed lanes -
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
her mood changes in accordance with the weather
The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season -
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city -
remove or replace the coverings of
Father had to learn how to change the baby
After each guest we changed the bed linens -
give to, and receive from, one another
We have been exchanging letters for a year
Would you change places with me? -
change clothes; put on different clothes
Change before you go to the opera
NOUN
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the result of alteration or modification
there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs
there had been no change in the mountains -
money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver -
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
the change was intended to increase sales
the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago
this storm is certainly a change for the worse -
a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
he attributed the change to their marriage -
coins of small denomination regarded collectively
he had a pocketful of change -
the action of changing something
the change of government had no impact on the economy
his change on abortion cost him the election -
a different or fresh set of clothes
she brought a change in her overnight bag -
the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due
I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change -
a difference that is usually pleasant
it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic
he goes to France for variety -
a thing that is different
he inspected several changes before selecting one
How To Use change In A Sentence
- The right back found himself in unfamiliar territory in the opposing penalty area after a swift exchange of passes that opened up Reading's defence. Times, Sunday Times
- The net result of all these changes is that schools should be able to deliver a better service to pupils.
- Things have changed a lot since the days of diaries. The Sun
- Deefer took others off to see if there might not be a few plump wherries in the hills; they would make a nice change from the tough herdbeast meat, the supply of which was now virtually ex - hausted. Nerilka's Story
- In this regard, I offer a few guesses about some general directions in which statistical physics may change.
- The play is a little overlong and would benefit from cuts, but each scene is interesting and changes are smoothly executed.
- The formation of coral terraces is interpreted as the product of approximately uniform long-term uplift superimposed on eustatic changes in sea level.
- Since the extra energy being transferred from one molecule to the next changes the way each absorbs and emits light, the flow of energy can be followed through optical spectroscopy, resolved on a femtosecond timescale.
- Though the change was slight, he saw that they had both lost a little of their babyishness.
- Those morning glories are grown every year along the south face of the historic, well-preserved post-and-beam barn that is the center of Heritage Farm; the 890-acre spread a few miles north of Decorah that Seed Savers Exchange now calls home. Kurt Michael Friese: Memories of a Life Spent Saving Seeds
