change
//ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ//
Forms
- present (v1)
- change
- past (v2)
- changed
- past participle (v3)
- changed
- present participle
- changing
- 3rd person singular
- changes
- Plural
- changes
Definitions
1.To become something different.
- The tadpole changed into a frog.
- Stock prices are constantly changing.
2.To make something into something else.
- The fairy changed the frog into a prince.
- I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit.
3.To replace.
- Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb.
- After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt.
- Towards the end of the nineteenth century, boys who had pretended soldiers down through the centuries, now changed their pikes and swords for toy pistols.
4.To replace one's clothing.
- You can't go into the dressing room while she’s changing.
- The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started.
1.The process or result of becoming different.
- The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it.
- Such much-needed changes to the exam format might have a serious effect on candidates' performance.
2.Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
- Can I get change for this $100 bill, please?
3.A replacement.
4.Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.
- A customer who pays with a 10-pound note for a £9 item receives one pound in change.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #304
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₂embos
Proto-Celtic *kambosder.
Gaulish cambionbor.
Latin cambium
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.