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change
- pronunciation:
- cheInj
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
changed, changes, changing |
| definition 1: |
to alter the content or form of.
He changed his testimony.- synonyms:
- adjust, alter, revise
- antonyms:
- freeze, maintain
- similar words:
- amend, color, commute, convert, doctor, metabolize, modify, permute, rearrange, recast, recompose, reform, remake, revamp, sublimate, switch, transform, transmute, vary
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| definition 2: |
to cause to have a completely different form (usu. fol. by to or into).
a caterpillar that can change into a butterfly- synonyms:
- commute, convert, metamorphose, transform, translate, transmute, turn
- similar words:
- modify, rearrange, recast, recompose, reform, remake, revolutionize, switch, transfigure, transmogrify
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| definition 3: |
to give and receive in turn; interchange.
- synonyms:
- exchange, interchange, swap, switch, trade
- similar words:
- barter
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| definition 4: |
to make a substitution or identical replacement for.
I change schools next fall.- synonyms:
- exchange, switch
- similar words:
- shift
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| definition 5: |
of money, to break down into smaller denominations, or convert into foreign currency.
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| definition 6: |
to remove and replace the clothes or coverings of.
Change the bed.- similar words:
- make
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| related words: |
adjust, affect, amend, break, cash, coordinate, diversify, remove, reverse, shade, substitute, swing, translate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to become altered or transformed.
You have changed since the last time I saw you.The leaves change in the fall.- synonyms:
- alter
- similar words:
- about-face, convert, deviate, differentiate, diverge, metamorphose, modify, mutate, reform, shift, vary
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| definition 2: |
to make an exchange.
- synonyms:
- exchange, swap, trade
- similar words:
- barter, interchange
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| definition 3: |
to dress in other clothing.
I want to change before the party.- similar words:
- dress
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| definition 4: |
to transfer to a different conveyance or mode of transportation.
We change in New York.- synonyms:
- transfer
- similar words:
- connect
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| related words: |
amend, become, differentiate, evolve, flit, fluctuate, graduate, shade, swing, switch, turn, vacillate |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of changing; the fact of being changed.
The theater is dark during the change of scenery.- synonyms:
- alteration, conversion, modification, permutation
- similar words:
- adjustment, changeover, difference, mutation, reformation, revision, shift, transfiguration, transformation, translation, transmutation, variation, vicissitude
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| definition 2: |
a transformation or alteration.
There has been a change in her.- synonyms:
- alteration, difference, modification, permutation, transformation
- similar words:
- about-face, adjustment, amendment, conversion, metamorphosis, mutation, reformation, reversal, revision, revolution, sea change, shift, swing, switch, transfiguration, transition, transmutation, turn, turnabout, turnaround, variation
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| definition 3: |
a thing that is different from the usual.
Let's go to the mountains for a change.- synonyms:
- variety
- similar words:
- difference, diversion, diversity, innovation, novelty, variation
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| definition 4: |
money given in smaller denominations as the equivalent of a bill of a higher denomination.
- similar words:
- call, occasion, opening
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| definition 5: |
coins.
Some change fell out through a hole in his pocket.- synonyms:
- coins, silver
- similar words:
- cash, cents, money, petty cash, pocket money, small change
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| definition 6: |
a different set of clothing.
After coming home in the rain, I needed a change.- similar words:
- apparel, clothes, clothing, outfit
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| definition 7: |
anything substituted for something else.
I was staying overnight, so I brought a change of clothes.- synonyms:
- substitute, substitution
- similar words:
- alternate, alternative, equivalent, exchange, replacement, stand-in, surrogate
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| related words: |
adaptation, amendment, becoming, break, correction, jump, leap, passage, piece, process, twist |
| derivation: |
changing (adj.) |
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