exchange
To trade or barterTo trade or barter.
» Will you exchange seats with me?
Ви не поміняєтесь зі мною місцями? — iceman
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4 senses(transitive)To trade or barter.
I'll gladly exchange my place for yours.
tauschen
обме́ниватьсяobménivatʹsja, обменя́тьсяobmenjátʹsja
обмі́нюватисяobmínjuvatysja, обміня́тисяobminjátysja
(figuratively, transitive)To mutually direct at each other.
The opposing soldiers exchanged fire across the burning streets.
(transitive)To replace with, as a substitute.
I'd like to exchange this shirt for one in a larger size.
Since his arrest, the mob boss has exchanged a mansion for a jail cell.
umtauschen
заменя́тьzamenjátʹ, замени́тьzamenítʹ
(transitive)To recommend and get recommendations.
- give to, and receive from, one another
- hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
Examples
470 sentencesWill you exchange seats with me?
Ви не поміняєтесь зі мною місцями? — iceman
What is the exchange rate for dollars now?
Який зараз курс долара? — deniko
ruКакой сейчас курс доллара? — Kislik
Aren't you an exchange student?
Хіба ти не студентка за обміном? — deniko
deSind Sie nicht ein Austauschstudent? — wolfgangth
Where can I exchange yen for dollars?
Де можна поміняти ієни на долари? — deniko
ruГде я могу обменять иены на доллары? — afyodor
deWo kann ich Yen gegen Dollar tauschen? — samueldora
What is the exchange rate?
Який курс обміну? — deniko
ruКакой курс обмена? — odexed
deWie ist der Wechselkurs? — Espi
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English eschaungen, from Anglo-Norman eschaungier, Old French eschanger, fromFrom Middle English eschaungen, from Anglo-Norman eschaungier, Old French eschanger, from the Old French verb eschangier, eschanger (whence modern French échanger), from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (from Latin ex with Late Latin cambiō). Gradually displaced native Old English wrixlan, wixlan (“to change, exchange, reciprocate”) and its descendants, wrixle being one of them.
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Forms
exchanges, exchanging, exchanged, exchangedSynonyms
13 synonyms- give to, and receive from, one another:changeinterchange
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category:changecommuteconvert
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence:switch overswitch
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one:commuteconvert
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items:substitutereplaceinterchange
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
9 patterns- an exchange student
- exchanged seats with
- exchange student
- exchange yen for
- an an exchange
- exchange rate
- exchanged seats
- exchange yen
- exchanged glances
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.