change (changes plural & 3rd person present) (changing present participle) (changed past tense & past participle )
1 n-var If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
The ambassador appealed for a change in US policy...
2 n-sing If you say that something is a change or makes a change, you mean that it is enjoyable because it is different from what you are used to., (approval)
It is a complex system, but it certainly makes a change...
3 verb If you change from one thing to another, you stop using or doing the first one and start using or doing the second.
His doctor increased the dosage but did not change to a different medication... V to n
4 verb When something changes or when you change it, it becomes different.
(=alter)
We are trying to detect and understand how the climates change... V
5 verb To change something means to replace it with something new or different.
I paid £80 to have my car radio fixed and I bet all they did was change a fuse... V n
6 verb When you change your clothes or change, you take some or all of your clothes off and put on different ones.
Ben had merely changed his shirt... V n
7 n-count A change of clothes is an extra set of clothes that you take with you when you go to stay somewhere or to take part in an activity.
He stuffed a bag with a few changes of clothing.
8 verb When you change a bed or change the sheets, you take off the dirty sheets and put on clean ones.
After changing the bed, I would fall asleep quickly... V n
9 verb When you change a baby or change its nappy or diaper, you take off the dirty one and put on a clean one.
She criticizes me for the way I feed or change him... V n
10 verb When you change buses, trains, or planes or change, you get off one bus, train, or plane and get on to another in order to continue your journey.
At Glasgow I changed trains for Greenock... V n
11 verb When you change gear or change into another gear, you move the gear lever on a car, bicycle, or other vehicle in order to use a different gear.
(BRIT)
The driver tried to change gear, then swerved... V n
12 n-uncount Your change is the money that you receive when you pay for something with more money than it costs because you do not have exactly the right amount of money.
`There's your change.'<emdash>`Thanks very much.'...
13 n-uncount Change is coins, rather than paper money.
Thieves ransacked the office, taking a sack of loose change...
14 n-uncount If you have change for larger notes, bills, or coins, you have the same value in smaller notes, bills, or coins, which you can give to someone in exchange.
The courier had change for a £10 note. If you make change, you give someone smaller notes, bills, or coins, in exchange for the same value of larger ones.
(AM)
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make change phrase
15 verb When you change money, you exchange it for the same amount of money in a different currency, or in smaller notes, bills, or coins.
You can expect to pay the bank a fee of around 1% to 2% every time you change money... V n
16 If you say that you are doing something or something is happening for a change, you mean that you do not usually do it or it does not usually happen, and you are happy to be doing it or that it is happening.
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for a change phrase
Now let me ask you a question, for a change...
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to change for the better
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better
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to change hands
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hand
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a change of heart
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heart
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to change your mind
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mind
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to change places
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place
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to ring the changes
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ring
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to change the subject
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subject
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to change tack
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tack
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to change your tune
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tune
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to change for the worse
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worse change down phrasal verb When you change down, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a lower gear.
(BRIT)
Changing down, he turned into the drive... V P
