Meaning

9 senses

  1. (intransitive)To become something different.

    The tadpole changed into a frog.

    Stock prices are constantly changing.

    sich ändern, sich verändern, sich wandeln

    изменя́тьсяizmenjátʹsja, меня́тьсяmenjátʹsja, измени́тьсяizmenítʹsja

    змі́нюватисяzmínjuvatysja, зміни́тисяzminýtysja

    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

  2. (ergative, transitive)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.

    ändern, verändern, verwandeln

    изменя́тьizmenjátʹ, меня́тьmenjátʹ, измени́тьizmenítʹ

    змі́нюватиzmínjuvaty, міня́тиminjáty, зміни́тиzminýty

  3. (transitive)To replace.

    Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb.

    After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt.

    wechseln, auswechseln, sich umziehen

    заменя́тьzamenjátʹ, замени́тьzamenítʹ, переодева́тьсяpereodevátʹsja

    замі́нюватиzamínjuvaty, заміни́тиzaminýty, переодяга́тисяpereodjahátysja

    remove or replace the coverings of

  4. (intransitive)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.

  5. (transitive)To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).

    It’s your turn to change the baby.

    wickeln

  6. (transitive)To replace the sheets on (a bed) with fresh clean ones.

  7. (intransitive)To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)

    umsteigen

    переса́живатьсяperesáživatʹsja, пересе́стьpereséstʹ

    пересіда́тиperesidáty, пересі́стиperesísty

    change from one vehicle or transportation line to another

  8. (transitive)To change hand while riding (a horse).

    to change a horse

  9. (archaic)To exchange.

    exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

Examples

8405 sentences

  1. I'm sorry, I don't have change.

    Перепрошую, у мене немає здачі. — deniko

    ruИзвините, у меня нет мелочи. — Hellerick

    deTut mir leid, ich habe kein Kleingeld. — MUIRIEL

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  2. When did you change your address?

    Коли ти змінила адресу? — Ahha

    ruКогда ты сменила адрес? — Wezel

    deWann hast du deine Adresse geändert? — Yorwba

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  3. We have to change our plan.

    Ми повинні змінити свій план. — deniko

    ruНам надо изменить наш план. — marafon

    deWir müssen unseren Plan ändern. — Esperantostern

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  4. I changed my address last month.

    Минулого місяця я змінив адресу. — deniko

    ruЯ сменил адрес в прошлом месяце. — sharptoothed

    deIch habe letzten Monat meine Adresse geändert. — MUIRIEL

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  5. The traffic light changed to red.

    Сигнал світлофора змінився на червоний. — deniko

    ruСигнал светофора сменился на красный. — Hellerick

    deDie Verkehrsampel wurde rot. — Manfredo

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 5
to become something different:
to make something into something else:
to replace:
to replace one's own clothing:
to transfer to another vehicle:
Русский
By meaning 5
to become something different:
to make something into something else:
to replace:
to replace one's own clothing:
to transfer to another vehicle:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
to become something different:
to make something into something else:
to replace:
to replace one's own clothing:
to replace the clothing of (the one wearing it):
to transfer to another vehicle:

Origin

From Middle English changen, chaungen, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiāre,

From Middle English changen, chaungen, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiāre, from Latin cambīre (“to exchange, barter”), derived from the noun cambium (“change”) (whence was loaned the English doublet cambium), from Gaulish cambion, earlier *kambyom (“change”), related to Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₂(e)mbos, *(s)kh₂(e)mbos (“crooked”). More at skimp, scam; see also Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-.

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Forms

changes, changing, changed, changed
Base formchange · to change
3rd person singularchanges
Present participlechanging
Past simplechanged
Past participlechanged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theychange
he, she, itchanges

Past simpleLesson

all personschanged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave changed
he, she, ithas changed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill change

Phrasal verbs

5 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

13 synonyms
to make something into something different:transformB1
to make something different:alterB2modifyB1make another
Close in meaning
  • become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence:altervary
  • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation:altermodify
  • exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category:exchangecommuteconvert
  • become deeper in tone:deepen
  • change from one vehicle or transportation line to another:transfer
  • give to, and receive from, one another:exchangeinterchange

Antonyms

1 antonyms
stay

Word family

33 related words
RelatedexchangeB1changer
Derivedall changeantichangechangeablechange aroundchange collarschange coursechange downchangefulchange handschangelingchange oneselfchange outchange overchange placechange placeschange sideschange tackchange upchanging padchanging roomchanging tableclimate-changingeverchangingget changed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • change his mind
  • change your mind
  • change my mind
  • change the subject
  • want to change
  • to change his
  • make some changes
  • have to change
  • need to change
  • changed a lot
  • change his plans
  • for a change

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
chanceA2chancellorB2chandelierchangchangeablechangerchannelB1
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