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change
[ cheynj ]
verb (used with object)
- to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone:
to change one's name;
to change one's opinion;
to change the course of history.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- to transform or convert (usually followed by into ):
The witch changed the prince into a toad.
- to substitute another or others for; exchange for something else, usually of the same kind:
She changed her shoes when she got home from the office.
Synonyms: ,
- to give and take reciprocally; interchange:
to change places with someone.
Synonyms:
- to transfer from one (conveyance) to another:
You'll have to change planes in Chicago.
- to give or get an equivalent amount of money in lower denominations in exchange for:
to change a five-dollar bill.
- to give or get foreign money in exchange for:
to change dollars into euros.
Synonyms:
- to remove and replace the covering or coverings of:
to change a bed.
- to remove a dirty diaper from (a baby) and replace it with a clean one:
new parents, learning to change a baby.
verb (used without object)
- to become different:
Overnight the nation's mood changed.
- to become altered or modified:
Colors change if they are exposed to the sun.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- to become transformed or converted (usually followed by into ):
The toad changed back into a prince.
- to pass gradually into (usually followed by to or into ):
Summer changed to autumn.
- to switch or to make an exchange:
If you want to sit next to the window, I'll change with you.
- to transfer between trains or other conveyances:
We can take the local and change to an express at the next stop.
- to remove one's clothes and put on different clothes:
She changed into jeans.
- (of the moon) to pass from one phase to another.
- (of the voice) to become deeper in tone; come to have a lower register:
The boy's voice began to change when he was thirteen.
noun
- the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed:
They are pleased by the change in their son's behavior.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- a transformation or modification; alteration:
They noticed the change in his facial expression.
- a variation or deviation:
a change in the daily routine.
- the substitution of one thing for another:
We finally made the change to an oil-burning furnace.
Synonyms:
- variety or novelty:
Let's try a new restaurant for a change.
- the passing from one place, state, form, or phase to another:
a change of seasons;
social change.
- Jazz. harmonic progression from one tonality to another; modulation.
- the supplanting of one thing by another:
We need a total change of leadership.
Synonyms:
- anything that is or may be substituted for another.
Synonyms:
- a fresh set of clothing.
- money given in exchange for an equivalent of higher denomination.
- a balance of money that is returned when the sum tendered in payment is larger than the sum due.
- coins of low denomination.
- any of the various sequences in which a peal of bells may be rung.
- Also 'change. British. exchange ( def 10 ).
- Obsolete. changefulness; caprice.
verb phrase
- to take turns with another, as at doing a task.
- to alternate between two tasks or between a task and a rest break.
change
/ 迟蕛别瑟苍诲萧 /
verb
- to make or become different; alter
- tr to replace with or exchange for another
to change one's name
- sometimes foll byto 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
- whenintr, 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
- change faceto rotate the telescope of a surveying instrument through 180掳 horizontally and vertically, taking a second sighting of the same object in order to reduce error
- change feet informal.to put on different shoes, boots, etc
- change front
- military to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
- to alter one's attitude, opinion, etc
- change handsto pass from one owner to another
- change one's mindto alter one's decision or opinion
- change one's tuneto alter one's attitude or tone of speech
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
- archaic.often capital 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
- slang.desirable or useful information
- obsolete.fickleness or caprice
- change of hearta profound change of outlook, opinion, etc
- get no change out of someone slang.not to be successful in attempts to exploit or extract information from someone
- ring the changesto vary the manner or performance of an action that is often repeated
Derived Forms
- 藞肠丑补苍驳别濒别蝉蝉苍别蝉蝉, noun
- 藞肠丑补苍驳别谤, noun
- 藞肠丑补苍驳别濒别蝉蝉, adjective
- 藞肠丑补苍驳别濒别蝉蝉ly, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠丑补苍驳路别诲路苍别蝉蝉 [cheyn, -jid-nis, cheynjd, -], noun
- 耻苍路肠丑补苍驳别诲顎 adjective
- 耻苍路肠丑补苍驳顎僫苍驳 adjective
- 耻苍路肠丑补苍驳顎僫苍驳路ly adverb
- 耻苍路肠丑补苍驳顎僫苍驳路ness noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of change1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of change1
Idioms and Phrases
- change front, Military. to shift a military force in another direction.
- change one's mind, to change one's opinions or intentions.
- ring the changes,
- to perform all permutations possible in ringing a set of tuned bells, as in a bell tower of a church.
- to vary the manner of performing an action or of discussing a subject; repeat with variations.
- change hands. hand ( def 48 ).
More idioms and phrases containing change
- for a change
- leopard cannot change its spots
- piece of change
- ring the changes
Example Sentences
During last year's presidential campaign, Donald Trump constantly repeated his intention to bring about dramatic change as soon as he returned to the White House.
鈥淎ustin鈥 is actually about Nashville, but Nashville had some s鈥 rhymes, so we changed it to Austin.
But now financial therapists are seeing the tides change as clients talk about the specific anxiety and uncertainty in this unpredictable environment.
鈥淧sychedelics can cause radical changes in a person鈥檚 core sense of self and their beliefs about themselves,鈥 Healy told Salon in a phone interview.
In an enlightening guest post for the newsletter Contraband Camp, critic Brooke Obie states that the reaction is just another instance of Hollywood changing the standards of success for Black cinema.
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What is another way to say聽change?
To change something is to make its form, nature, or content different from what it is currently or from what it would be if left alone. How is change different from alter? Find out on .
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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