change

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[edit] Etymology

Via Middle English, from Old French changier, compare French changer, from Latin cambiō (“exchange, barter”). Cognate with Italian cambiare, Portuguese cambiar, Romanian schimb, Spanish cambiar. Used in English since the 13th Century.

[edit] Noun

change (plural changes)

  1. (countable) the process of becoming different.
    The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it.
  2. (uncountable) small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
    Can I get change for this $100 bill please?
  3. (countable) a replacement, e.g. a change of clothes
    • 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2 - 2 Arsenal”, BBC:
      After beating champions Chelsea 3-1 on Boxing Day, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger made eight changes to his starting XI in an effort to freshen things up, with games against Birmingham and Manchester City to come in the next seven days.
  4. (uncountable) money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
    A customer who pays with a 10-pound note for a £9 item receives one pound in change.
  5. (countable) a transfer between vehicles
    The train journey from Bristol to Nottingham includes a change at Birmingham
  6. (baseball) a change-up pitch

[edit] Usage notes

  • Adjectives often applied to "change": big, small, major, minor, dramatic, drastic, rapid, slow, gradual, radical, evolutionary, revolutionary, abrupt, sudden, unexpected, incremental, social, economic, organizational, technological, personal, cultural, political, technical, environmental, institutional, educational, genetic, physical, chemical, industrial, geological, global, local, good, bad, positive, negative, significant, important, structural, strategic, tactical.

[edit] Synonyms

(the process of becoming different): transition, transformation

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[edit] Translations

the process of becoming different
small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination
a replacement
baseball: a change-up pitch
money given back
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[edit] Verb

change (third-person singular simple present changes, present participle changing, simple past and past participle changed)

  1. (intransitive) To become something different.
    The tadpole changed into a frog.
    Stock prices are constantly changing.
  2. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
    The fairy changed the frog into a prince.
    I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit.
  3. (transitive) To replace.
    Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb.
    After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt.
  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. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
  6. (archaic) To exchange.
    • 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2):
      I would give any thing to change a word or two with this person.

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  • (to make something into something different): transform

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Derived terms

[edit] Translations

to become something different
to make something into something different
to replace
to replace one's own clothing
to transfer to another vehicle
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[edit] Etymology

From Latin cambīre, present active infinitive of cambiō

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  • IPA: /ʃɑ̃ʒ/

[edit] Noun

change m. (plural changes)

  1. exchange

[edit] Verb

change

  1. first-person singular present indicative of changer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of changer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of changer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of changer
  5. second-person singular imperative of changer

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