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Change   /tʃeɪndʒ/   Listen
Change

noun
1.
An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.  Synonyms: alteration, modification.  "This storm is certainly a change for the worse" , "The neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
2.
A relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event.
3.
The action of changing something.  "His change on abortion cost him the election"
4.
The result of alteration or modification.  "There had been no change in the mountains"
5.
The balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due.
6.
A thing that is different.
7.
A different or fresh set of clothes.
8.
Coins of small denomination regarded collectively.
9.
Money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency.
10.
A difference that is usually pleasant.  Synonym: variety.  "It is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"
verb
(past & past part. changed; pres. part. changing)
1.
Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.  Synonyms: alter, modify.  "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2.
Undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.  "The weather changed last night"
3.
Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.  Synonyms: alter, vary.  "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
4.
Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.  Synonyms: shift, switch.  "She switched psychiatrists" , "The car changed lanes"
5.
Change clothes; put on different clothes.
6.
Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.  Synonyms: commute, convert, exchange.  "He changed his name" , "Convert centimeters into inches" , "Convert holdings into shares"
7.
Give to, and receive from, one another.  Synonyms: exchange, interchange.  "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
8.
Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another.  Synonym: transfer.
9.
Become deeper in tone.  Synonym: deepen.  "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
10.
Remove or replace the coverings of.  "After each guest we changed the bed linens"



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"Change" Quotes from Famous Books



... another strong modifying influence. If a person has been accustomed to an animal or vegetable diet, and there is a sudden change from one to the other, a diseased condition of the system, particularly of the digestive apparatus, usually follows. When it is necessary to change our manner of living, it ...
— A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) • Calvin Cutter
... apiary under its two forms and the sole nourishment of the predatory insect in its adult phase, is for the larva of the same insect an object of insurmountable disgust, and probably a poison. The transfiguration of the chrysalis surprises me less than this inversion of the appetite. What change occurs in the stomach of the insect that the adult should passionately seek that which the larva refuses under peril of death? It is no question of organic debility unable to support a diet too substantial, too hard, ...
— Social Life in the Insect World • J. H. Fabre
... gloom the only thing calculated to awaken a pleasing melancholy in the bosom of a spectator. There were not wanting other appearances, and those closely connected with his own person, which announced that a great change had taken place in the position of his affairs. The laced coat, and the cocked hat; where were they? He still wore knee-breeches, and dark cotton stockings on his nether limbs; but they were not the breeches. The coat was wide-skirted; and in that ...
— Oliver Twist • Charles Dickens
... in many ways since the day she and Pearl had talked beside the lilac hedge. She stood straighter; she walked more gracefully; she was more at her ease in conversation. These were the outward visible signs; but the most important change that had taken place in Martha was that she now had a broader outlook on the world. It was no longer bounded on the north by the Assiniboine River and the Brandon Hills, and on the south by the Tiger Hills and Pelican Lake. The hours that she had spent ...
— The Second Chance • Nellie L. McClung
... McClellan; in command of Camp Jackson; inspects site with McClellan and lays out Camp Dennison; first lessons in camping out and brigade drill; extensive reading of military works; all but one of his regiments ordered away; ill effects of repeated change of command; appointed brigadier general United States Volunteers; confirmed; ordered to Kanawha valley with raw regiments not yet equipped; begins operations on a base 100 miles broad; with 3400 men ordered to drive out Wise, who had 4000; begins advance July ...
— Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2 • Jacob Dolson Cox


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