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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; alter the content or form of.
He changed his story when he told it to us.- synonyms:
- adjust, alter, revise
- antonyms:
- maintain
- similar words:
- amend, commute, convert, modify, rearrange, reform, switch, transform, vary
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definition 2: |
to cause to have a completely different form (usually followed by "to" or "into").
The witch changed him into a toad.- synonyms:
- convert, transform, turn
- similar words:
- modify, rearrange, reform, switch
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definition 3: |
to put another in place of; exchange.
I change schools next fall.- synonyms:
- exchange, switch
- similar words:
- shift
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definition 4: |
to become different.
You have changed since the last time I saw you.The leaves change in the fall.
- synonyms:
- alter
- similar words:
- convert, deviate, modify, reform, shift, vary
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definition 5: |
to put on other clothing.
I want to change before the party.- similar words:
- dress
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related words: |
adjust, affect, break, cash, coordinate, evolve, remove, shade, substitute, switch, turn |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act of changing; the fact of being changed.
There are two changes in the class schedule today.The artist made some changes to his sketch.- synonyms:
- conversion
- similar words:
- adjustment, shift, transformation, translation
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definition 2: |
money given in smaller bills or coins in exchange for a larger bill or coin of an equal amount.
May I have four quarters as change for a dollar?- similar words:
- occasion
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definition 3: |
the money that one is given in return if one pays for something with an amount of money than is greater than the price.
He paid for the newspaper with a twenty-dollar bill and the cashier gave him his change. |
definition 4: |
coins.
Some change fell out through a hole in his pocket.- synonyms:
- coins, silver
- similar words:
- cash, cents, money
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definition 5: |
anything exchanged for or put in place of something else.
I was staying overnight, so I brought a change of clothes.- synonyms:
- substitute, substitution
- similar words:
- alternate, alternative, equivalent, exchange, replacement
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related words: |
adaptation, break, correction, jump, piece, process, twist |
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derivation: |
changing (adj.) |
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