change

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Verb 2.4 Related terms

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: chānj, IPA: /tʃeɪndʒ/, SAMPA: /tSeIndZ/
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[edit] Etymology

Via Middle English from Old French, compare French changer, from Latin cambīare (“‘to 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
4. (baseball) a change-up pitch
5. (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.

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the process of becoming different

• transition
• transformation

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[edit] See also

• modification
• mutation
• evolution
• exchange
• reorganization

[edit] Verb

to 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.

[edit] Synonyms

to make something different

• alter
• modify

to make something into something different

• transform

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃɑ̃ʒ/

[edit] Noun

change m. (plural changes)

1. exchange

[edit] Verb

change

1. first and third person singular indicative present of changer
2. first and third person singular subjunctive present of changer
3. second person singular imperative of changer

[edit] Related terms

• changer
• changeur