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Meaning change meaning

What does change mean?
Definitions in simple English

change Verb

— If you change something, you make it different than before. Ellen changed the sentence so that it was correct.

change Noun

— A change is when something becomes different. The building plan required some small changes. — When you get change for a bill, you get smaller bills or coins that equal the amount of the original bill. For example, if you get change for a $5 bill, you may get five $1 bills or you may get four $1 bills and coins that add up to $1 or you may get some other combination of bills and coins. Can I get change for this $100 bill please? — A change is a replacement. I brought a change of clothes, just in case.

change

— verb (= alter) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue — verb undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature She changed completely as she grew older The weather changed last night — noun (= modification) an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another the change was intended to increase sales this storm is certainly a change for the worse the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago — noun a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event he attributed the change to their marriage — noun the action of changing something the change of government had no impact on the economy his change on abortion cost him the election — verb (= vary) become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence her mood changes in accordance with the weather The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season — noun the result of alteration or modification there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs there had been no change in the mountains — verb (= switch) lay aside, abandon, or leave for another switch to a different brand of beer She switched psychiatrists The car changed lanes — verb change clothes; put on different clothes Change before you go to the opera — verb (= exchange, convert) exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category Could you convert my dollars into pounds? He changed his name convert centimeters into inches convert holdings into shares — verb (= exchange) give to, and receive from, one another Would you change places with me? We have been exchanging letters for a year — verb change from one vehicle or transportation line to another She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast — noun the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change — noun a different or fresh set of clothes she brought a change in her overnight bag — noun a thing that is different he inspected several changes before selecting one — noun coins of small denomination regarded collectively he had a pocketful of change — noun money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver — verb remove or replace the coverings of Father had to learn how to change the baby After each guest we changed the bed linens — noun (= variety) a difference that is usually pleasant he goes to France for variety it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic — verb (= deepen) become deeper in tone His voice began to change when he was 12 years old Her voice deepened when she whispered the password

Synonyms change synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as change?

change English » English

alter alteration exchange transform vary modify shift convert turn transformation replace modification transfer variation transition switch substitute become different move mutation conversion replacement fluctuate interchange amend reform transmute swap substitution revise turn over small change make different become alternation transmutation difference adjust renew metamorphose correct commute amendment adapt translate reversal evolve edit coins changes

Topics change topics

What do people use change to talk about?
Physical actions

Physical impact
Grammar General words Do

Change something
Grammar General words Be

Become, change state
Language and thought Think Opinion

Change your mind
Social behavior Behavior

Change behavior
Social behavior Conflict Peace

Repent
Person Life Stage of life Baby

Care for a baby
Language and thought Think Mind

Think about
Language and thought Communication Say

Talk about a subject
Physical actions

Posture
Physical actions

Move
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Turn
States Quality

Shape
States Quality Light Color

Change color

Conjugation change conjugation

How do you conjugate change?

change · verb

Examples change examples

How do I use change in a sentence?

Simple sentences

What made you change your mind?
I'm sorry, I don't have change.
I had to change my plans.
Don't change the subject.
I want to change that.
I think it's time for me to change jobs.
Tom was afraid that Mary might change her mind.
Please change the flag.
That doesn't change anything.
You didn't give me the correct change.
Do you have change for this bill?
No matter what you say, I won't change my mind.
That won't change anything.
That will change nothing.
It won't change anything.
That'll change nothing.
It would be fun to see how things change over the years.
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
Here is your change.
That won't change a thing.

Movie subtitles

If there is a small change, she will get rid of us.
I'll get you a change of clothes too.
And then, in 1 424, came news that would fundamentally change not only the history of China, but the history of the world itself.
It was competitive, certainly, but not the kind of competition that fosters innovation, much less the appetite for change.
Hello, would you like to change religions? I have a free book written by Jesus!
How much this book will change your life!
Well no one is going to change how a warlord thinks.
There was disease and famine, (so sick) but also in this village lived a simple farmer who would change everything.
Here I thought I could just fly in here all on my own a-a-and change everything by just sticking to Scripture.
Even if we, we change some things, or we break the rules, or we have complete doubt that God exists.
It doesn't change who we are.
We can fully guarantee you That this book will change your life Hello!
Finding life, even primitive microbial life, would change our place in the universe by telling us that we're not alone.
Then, don't you at least need a change of clothes?
The change of vision that happened in the past one hundred years, take my word for it, will happen again in the coming one hundred years.
We have to stay, change these people, give them laws, civilize them.
Things will change.
Hey, go change.
He's been through enough change.
That doesn't change the fact that you owe us 600 grand.
I know, I know, but I just need to change a few lines.
The right bra will change all that.
Your life's about to change forever.
Told you that bra would change your life. Wait.
In the way that all living things must change and evolve, Meyerism itself cannot remain static.
So we meditate on what we need to change.
Not being a machine in the first place, I should be safe. I doubt whatever they have can take root in a cell that can change at will.
The only way to end the cycle is to change the way the whole system works. What are you saying?
I thought about it, I realized that wouldn't really change things. Let's hook back outside.
And if bud and his gang think they can change that by bombing us, they're going to be sorely mistaken. Yeah. Real sorely.
But just when it looked like bud's team had the game in the bag, Frankie found a way to change the rules of the to change the rules of the game.
The things that need to be done has already been decided, why did the United States suddenly change their minds?
Will views about the prosecution still change?
There was a change of ownership in Eunha Study Motel around last year.
Why is there nothing to change into?
I'm sure this feeling wouldn't change even upon my death.
Well, some things never change, like your handwriting.
That is never gonna change.
Old me would have been totally down for, like, an old-fashioned barb fest, but I've decided recently that I'm trying to change my patterns.

News and current affairs

Yet 2008-2009, like 1989, may very well correspond to an epochal change, whose unfolding consequences will be felt for decades.
It has entered the history books as the beginning of something new, a new era perhaps, but in any case a time of change.
A change of mindset is needed not just in the West, but also in the East.
We also need a regular scientific process to present the world with the evidence on species abundance and extinction, just as we now have such a process for climate change.
Finally, the world should negotiate a new framework no later than 2010 to slow human-induced climate change.
There can be little doubt that climate change poses one of the greatest risks to species' viability.
As the planet warms, and rain and storm patterns change dramatically, many species will find themselves in climate zones that no longer support their survival.
Some can migrate, but others (such as polar bears) are likely to be driven to extinction unless we take decisive action to head off climate change.
Investors in Enron waited years before discovering that something was amiss. Though sudden and vast, the change in America's fiscal stance already provides a clear inkling that something was amiss.
A recent study has shown that the anti-depressant Citalopram can change the responses of individuals to hypothetical moral dilemma scenarios.
I do not believe it is right to make a change of such magnitude without specifically consulting the people on whose behalf we govern.
Historically, there tends to be the same set of themes: fearsome, uncontrolled transformative change led by educated, urbanized cosmopolitans.
We need to change the flow of information in the Internet age.
No, Kuchma wants to change Ukraine's constitution for no other reason than to maintain his grip on power.
Though sudden and vast, the change in America's fiscal stance already provides a clear inkling that something was amiss.
Today's explosion of conspiracy theories has been stoked by the same conditions that drove their acceptance in the past: rapid social change and profound economic uncertainty.
It is worth noting that the people who went into the streets of Cairo and Damascus calling for change were not shouting the slogans of Al Qaeda or supporting its agenda.
Of course, no one simple change will eliminate the huge bias towards deficit spending in most modern political systems.
And no one simple change will preclude the risk of future debt and inflation crises.
Any resolution - any suggestion of change - will engender new conflicts because of conflicting claims of sovereignty.

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