change
change (c̸hānj)
transitive verb changed, changing chang′·ing
- to put or take (a thing) in place of something else; substitute for, replace with, or transfer to another of a similar kind to change one's clothes, to change jobs
- to give and receive reciprocally; exchange; switch let's change seats
- to cause to become different; alter; transform; convert success changed him
- to undergo a variation of leaves change color
- to give or receive the equivalent of (a coin or bank note) in currency of lower denominations or in foreign money
- to put a fresh, replacement covering, as a diaper or bedclothes, on
Etymology: ME changen < OFr changier < LL cambiare < L cambire, to exchange, barter < Celt (as in OIr camb) < IE base *kamb-, to bend, crook (> Welsh cam, Bret kamm, crooked)
intransitive verb
- to become different; alter; vary the scene changes
- to undergo alteration or replacement
- to pass from one phase to another, as the moon
- to become lower in range: said specif. of the male voice at puberty
- to leave one train, bus, etc. and board another
- to put on other clothes
- to make an exchange
noun
- the act or process of substitution, alteration, or variation
- absence of monotony; variety
- something that is or may be substituted; something of the same kind but new or fresh
- another set of clothes, esp. a fresh set to put on
- money returned as the difference between the price of something bought and the bill or coin of larger denomination given in payment
- a number of coins or bills whose total value equals a single larger coin or bill
- small coins
- a place where merchants meet to do business; exchangealso written 'change
- Bell Ringing any pattern or order in which the bells may be rung
change off
ring the changes
- to ring a set of bells with all possible variations
- to do or say a thing in many and various ways
the change
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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