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change
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- pronunciation:
- cheInj
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
changes, changing, changed |
| definition 1: |
to make different.
The writer changed the ending of the story.- similar words:
- commute, convert, reform, vary
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| definition 2: |
to put something different in the place of something else.
They changed the color of their kitchen.I always change my clothes after work.- synonyms:
- exchange, switch
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| definition 3: |
to become different.
You have changed since the last time I saw you.
- similar words:
- convert, reform, shift, vary
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| related words: |
adjust, affect, cash, substitute, turn |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of making something different or the fact of being different than before.
The school made two changes in the menu this month.You can see many changes in the children this year.- similar words:
- translation
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| definition 2: |
money in smaller bills or coins in exchange for a larger bill or coin.
I got change for a twenty: a ten-dollar bill, a five-dollar bill, four one-dollar bills, and four quarters. |
| definition 3: |
coins.
Some change fell out through a hole in his pocket.- synonyms:
- coins
- similar words:
- cash, cents, money
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| definition 4: |
the money that you receive in return when you pay more money than the price of something.
Mark paid for the newspaper with a five-dollar bill, and the cashier game him his change. |
| related words: |
correction, passage, process |
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| derivation: |
changing (adj.) |
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