Synonyms of changes

  • as in alterations
  • as in fluctuations
  • as in modifies
  • as in shifts
  • as in exchanges
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Thesaurus Definition of changes

 (Entry 1 of 2)

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • alterations
  • differences
  • modifications
  • adjustments
  • fluctuations
  • transformations
  • corrections
  • oscillations
  • distortions
  • deformations
  • conversions
  • replacements
  • rectifications
  • substitutions
  • displacements
  • metamorphoses
  • regulations
  • modulations
  • transfigurations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • stabilizations
  • inconstancies
  • vacillations
  • transmutations
  • transmogrifications

Thesaurus Definition of changes  (Entry 2 of 2)

  • revolutionizes
  • transfigures
  • regenerates
  • deteriorates
  • turns around
  • substitutes
  • interchanges
  • reciprocates

Thesaurus Entries Near changes

changeovers

changes of heart

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to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.

to transform or convert (usually followed by into ): The witch changed the prince into a toad.

to substitute another or others for; exchange for something else, usually of the same kind: She changed her shoes when she got home from the office.

to give and take reciprocally; interchange: to change places with someone.

to transfer from one (conveyance) to another: You'll have to change planes in Chicago.

to give or get an equivalent amount of money in lower denominations in exchange for: to change a five-dollar bill.

to give or get foreign money in exchange for: to change dollars into euros.

to remove and replace the covering or coverings of: to change a bed.

to remove a dirty diaper from (a baby) and replace it with a clean one: new parents, learning to change a baby.

to become different: Overnight the nation's mood changed.

to become altered or modified: Colors change if they are exposed to the sun.

to become transformed or converted (usually followed by into ): The toad changed back into a prince.

to pass gradually into (usually followed by to or into ): Summer changed to autumn.

to switch or to make an exchange: If you want to sit next to the window, I'll change with you.

to transfer between trains or other conveyances: We can take the local and change to an express at the next stop.

to remove one's clothes and put on different clothes: She changed into jeans.

(of the moon) to pass from one phase to another.

(of the voice) to become deeper in tone; come to have a lower register: The boy's voice began to change when he was thirteen.

the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed: They are pleased by the change in their son's behavior.

a transformation or modification; alteration: They noticed the change in his facial expression.

a variation or deviation: a change in the daily routine.

the substitution of one thing for another: We finally made the change to an oil-burning furnace.

variety or novelty: Let's try a new restaurant for a change.

the passing from one place, state, form, or phase to another: a change of seasons; social change.

Jazz . harmonic progression from one tonality to another; modulation.

the supplanting of one thing by another: We need a total change of leadership.

anything that is or may be substituted for another.

a fresh set of clothing.

money given in exchange for an equivalent of higher denomination.

a balance of money that is returned when the sum tendered in payment is larger than the sum due.

coins of low denomination.

any of the various sequences in which a peal of bells may be rung.

Also 'change . British . exchange (def. 10) .

Obsolete . changefulness; caprice.

change off,

to take turns with another, as at doing a task.

to alternate between two tasks or between a task and a rest break.

Idioms about change

change front , Military . to shift a military force in another direction.

change hands . hand (def. 48) .

change one's mind , to change one's opinions or intentions.

ring the changes ,

to perform all permutations possible in ringing a set of tuned bells, as in a bell tower of a church.

to vary the manner of performing an action or of discussing a subject; repeat with variations.

Origin of change

Word story for change, other words for change, opposites for change, other words from change.

  • chang·ed·ness [ cheyn -jid-nis, cheynjd -], /ˈtʃeɪn dʒɪd nɪs, ˈtʃeɪndʒd-/, noun
  • un·changed, adjective
  • un·chang·ing, adjective
  • un·chang·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·chang·ing·ness, noun

Words Nearby change

  • Changchiakow
  • change down
  • change hands
  • change horses in midstream, don't

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How to use change in a sentence

One agency executive said that it would be surprising if advertisers return en masse in early August without commitments to address advertisers’ desired changes.

The government had estimated that the rule changes would cause about 70,000 women, and at most 126,000 women, to lose contraception coverage in one year.

His team’s mandate is to back companies tied to major long-term shifts in areas like climate change and health care.

The picture and the pace at which it was changing were dizzying.

The focus was on low-cost ergonomic changes that reduced physical stress.

Term limits could be a prescription to speed change along.

And as he adjusted to this change in circumstances, he screamed at himself a second time: Wait!

When we meet them, their lives are unfulfilled, and at no point are we convinced their condition will change .

If we want that to change , then all of us have to encourage our legislators to make funding community policing a priority.

Whatever happened overtook them both within a minute or so of that altitude change request, and they were never heard from again.

In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.

The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change , makes good Musick.

Never was a change more remarkable than that which had come upon Mrs. Collingwood.

When the whole hunt is hunting up, each single change is made between the whole hunt, and the next bell above it.

Almost, he saw her visibly change —here in the twilight of the little Luxor garden by his side.

British Dictionary definitions for change

/ ( tʃeɪndʒ ) /

to make or become different; alter

(tr) to replace with or exchange for another : to change one's name

(sometimes foll by to or into ) to transform or convert or be transformed or converted

to give and receive (something) in return; interchange : to change places with someone

(tr) to give or receive (money) in exchange for the equivalent sum in a smaller denomination or different currency

(tr) to remove or replace the coverings of : to change a baby

(when intr, may be foll by into or out of ) to put on other clothes

(intr) (of the moon) to pass from one phase to the following one

to operate (the gear lever of a motor vehicle) in order to alter the gear ratio : to change gear

to alight from (one bus, train, etc) and board another

change face to rotate the telescope of a surveying instrument through 180° horizontally and vertically, taking a second sighting of the same object in order to reduce error

change feet informal to put on different shoes, boots, etc

change front

military to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction

to alter one's attitude, opinion, etc

change hands to pass from one owner to another

change one's mind to alter one's decision or opinion

change one's tune to alter one's attitude or tone of speech

the act or fact of changing or being changed

a variation, deviation, or modification

the substitution of one thing for another; exchange

anything that is or may be substituted for something else

variety or novelty (esp in the phrase for a change ) : I want to go to France for a change

a different or fresh set, esp of clothes

money given or received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or in a different currency

the balance of money given or received when the amount tendered is larger than the amount due

coins of a small denomination regarded collectively

(often capital) archaic a place where merchants meet to transact business; an exchange

the act of passing from one state or phase to another

the transition from one phase of the moon to the next

the order in which a peal of bells may be rung

sport short for changeover (def. 3b)

slang desirable or useful information

obsolete fickleness or caprice

change of heart a profound change of outlook, opinion, etc

get no change out of someone slang not to be successful in attempts to exploit or extract information from someone

ring the changes to vary the manner or performance of an action that is often repeated

  • See also change down , changeover , change round , change up

Derived forms of change

  • changeless , adjective
  • changelessly , adverb
  • changelessness , noun
  • changer , noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with change

In addition to the idioms beginning with change

  • change of heart
  • change of life
  • change of pace
  • change one's mind
  • change one's stripes
  • change one's tune
  • change the subject
  • for a change
  • leopard cannot change its spots
  • piece of change
  • ring the changes

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Synonyms for change

  • transformation
  • modification
  • metamorphosis
  • permutation
  • transmutation
  • whole new ball game
  • invariability
  • substitution
  • interchange
  • small change
  • loose change
  • metamorphose

to make or become different

To give up in return for something else, to leave or discard for another, the process or result of making or becoming different, the act of exchanging or substituting.

  • commutation
  • transposition

the process or result of changing from one appearance, state, or phase to another

  • transfiguration
  • translation
  • transmogrification
  • transubstantiation

the process or an instance of passing from one form, state, or stage to another

An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another, related words.

  • acceleration
  • deceleration
  • retardation
  • natural event
  • sublimation
  • fluctuation
  • destabilization
  • deformation
  • scintillation
  • development
  • chromosomal mutation
  • genetic mutation
  • loss of consciousness

a relational difference between states

The action of changing something.

  • policy change
  • adulteration
  • simplification
  • decimalisation
  • decimalization
  • metrication
  • metrification
  • diversification
  • variegation
  • change of state
  • change of direction
  • reorientation
  • change of magnitude
  • change of integrity
  • change of shape
  • satisfaction
  • nationalisation
  • nationalization
  • communisation
  • communization
  • secularisation
  • secularization

the result of alteration or modification

  • consequence
  • depolarisation
  • depolarization

the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due

  • hard currency

a thing that is different

A different or fresh set of clothes.

  • article of clothing

coins of small denomination regarded collectively

Money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency, a difference that is usually pleasant, cause to change.

  • cause to sleep
  • arterialise
  • arterialize
  • counterchange
  • vascularise
  • vascularize
  • decrepitate
  • suburbanise
  • suburbanize
  • revolutionize
  • revolutionise
  • mythologise
  • mythologize
  • demythologise
  • demythologize
  • reconstruct
  • dissimilate
  • destabilise
  • destabilize
  • sensibilise
  • sensibilize
  • desensitise
  • desensitize
  • domesticise
  • domesticize
  • domesticate
  • dehydrogenate
  • hydrogenate
  • concentrate
  • change over
  • transubstantiate
  • personalise
  • personalize
  • individualise
  • individualize
  • depersonalise
  • depersonalize
  • disintegrate
  • demagnetise
  • demagnetize
  • supercharge
  • decentralise
  • decentralize
  • deconcentrate
  • internationalise
  • internationalize
  • Europeanize
  • Europeanise
  • Americanise
  • Americanize
  • nationalize
  • nationalise
  • denationalise
  • denationalize
  • denaturalise
  • denaturalize
  • transitivise
  • transitivize
  • detransitivise
  • detransitivize
  • intransitivise
  • intransitivize
  • renormalise
  • renormalize
  • commercialise
  • commercialize
  • contaminate
  • decarboxylate
  • incapacitate
  • de-emphasise
  • de-emphasize
  • officialise
  • officialize
  • occidentalise
  • occidentalize
  • orientalise
  • orientalize
  • achromatise
  • achromatize
  • conventionalise
  • conventionalize
  • exteriorise
  • exteriorize
  • externalise
  • externalize
  • romanticise
  • romanticize
  • etherealize
  • etherialise
  • immaterialise
  • immaterialize
  • unsubstantialise
  • unsubstantialize
  • immortalise
  • immortalize
  • masculinise
  • masculinize
  • disharmonize
  • constitutionalise
  • constitutionalize
  • rationalise
  • rationalize
  • circularize
  • industrialise
  • industrialize
  • sentimentalise
  • sentimentalize
  • territorialise
  • territorialize
  • transaminate
  • transfigure
  • spiritualize
  • professionalise
  • professionalize
  • synchronise
  • synchronize
  • straighten out
  • change intensity
  • change taste
  • reestablish
  • democratise
  • democratize

undergo a change

  • get dressed
  • change by reversal
  • change integrity
  • change form
  • change shape
  • change state
  • change magnitude
  • change surface
  • superannuate
  • become flat
  • come around
  • change posture
  • pull up stakes

become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

  • accommodate
  • narrow down

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

  • channel-surf
  • diphthongise
  • diphthongize

change clothes

Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category, give to, and receive from, one another, change from one vehicle or transportation line to another, become deeper in tone, remove or replace the coverings of.

  • chance upon
  • chance variable
  • chance-half correlation
  • chancellery
  • Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • chancellorship
  • Chancellorsville
  • chance-medley
  • Chang Jiang
  • Chang Kuo-lao
  • change course
  • change hands
  • change of color
  • change of course
  • change of life
  • change of location
  • change of mind
  • change owners
  • change ringing
  • Changchiakou
  • Changchiakow
  • Changchiang Plain
  • Changchun City
  • Changchun Conference
  • Changchun Economic and Technological Development Zone
  • Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
  • Changchun Institute of Biological Products
  • Changchun Optoelectronic Information Industry Association
  • Changchun SE Bordnetze Co., Ltd.
  • Changchun University of Science and Technology
  • Changchun University of Technology
  • Change (disambiguation)
  • change (one's) mind
  • change (one's) spots
  • change (one's) stripes
  • change (one's) tune
  • change (one's) ways
  • change (someone's) mind
  • change (something) with (someone)
  • Change Academy Lake of the Ozarks
  • Change Acceleration Process
  • Change Access Control Lists
  • Change Add Delete Request
  • Change Addiction Now
  • Change Advisory Board
  • Change agent
  • Change Agent States
  • Change Agent States for Diversity
  • Change Agent States for Diversity and Engagement
  • Change Agent Team
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Antonyms for change tʃeɪndʒ change, this page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term change ., wiktionary rate these synonyms: 0.0 / 0 votes.

change noun

To become something different.

The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it.

Synonyms: modify , alter

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  • change verb

To change is distinctively to make a thing other than it has been, in some respect at least; to exchange to put or take something else in its place; to alter is ordinarily to change partially, to make different in one or more particulars. To exchange is often to transfer ownership; as, to exchange city for country property. Change is often used in the sense of exchange ; as, to change horses. To transmute is to change the qualities while the substance remains the same; as, to transmute the baser metals into gold. To transform is to change form or appearance, with or without deeper and more essential change; it is less absolute than transmute , tho sometimes used for that word, and is often used in a spiritual sense as transmute could not be; "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind," Rom. xii, 2. Transfigure is, as in its Scriptural use, to change in an exalted and glorious spiritual way; "Jesus ... was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light," Matt. xvii, 1, 2. To metamorphose is to make some remarkable change, ordinarily in external qualities, but often in structure, use, or chemical constitution, as of a caterpillar into a butterfly, of the stamens of a plant into petals, or of the crystalline structure of rocks, hence called "metamorphic rocks," as when a limestone is metamorphosed into a marble. To vary is to change from time to time, often capriciously. To commute is to put something easier, lighter, milder, or in some way more favorable in place of that which is commuted ; as, to commute capital punishment to imprisonment for life; to commute daily fares on a railway to a monthly payment. To convert (Latin con , with, and verto , turn) is to primarily turn about, and signifies to change in form, character, use, etc., through a wide range of relations; iron is converted into steel, joy into grief, a sinner into a saint. To turn is a popular word for change in any sense short of the meaning of exchange , being often equivalent to alter , convert , transform , transmute , etc. We modify or qualify a statement which might seem too strong; we modify it by some limitation, qualify it by some addition.

Antonyms: abide , bide , continue , endure , hold , keep , persist , remain , retain , stay

Synonyms: alter , commute , convert , diversify , exchange , metamorphose , modify , qualify , shift , substitute , transfigure , transform , transmute , turn , vary , veer

Preposition: To change a home toilet for a street dress; to change from a caterpillar to or into a butterfly; to change clothes with a beggar.

A change is a passing from one state or form to another, any act or process by which a thing becomes unlike what it was before, or the unlikeness so produced; we say a change was taking place, or the change that had taken place was manifest. Mutation is a more formal word for change , often suggesting repeated or continual change ; as, the mutations of fortune. Novelty is a change to what is new, or the newness of that to which a change is made; as, he was perpetually desirous of novelty . Revolution is specifically and most commonly a change of government. Variation is a partial change in form, qualities, etc., but especially in position or action; as, the variation of the magnetic needle or of the pulse. Variety is a succession of changes or an intermixture of different things, and is always thought of as agreeable. Vicissitude is sharp, sudden, or violent change , always thought of as surprising and often as disturbing or distressing; as, the vicissitudes of politics. Transition is change by passing from one place or state to another, especially in a natural, regular, or orderly way; as, the transition from spring to summer, or from youth to manhood. An innovation is a change that breaks in upon an established order or custom; as, an innovation in religion or politics. For the distinctions between the other words compare the synonyms for CHANGE, v. In the religious sense regeneration is the vital renewing of the soul by the power of the divine Spirit; conversion is the conscious and manifest change from evil to good, or from a lower to a higher spiritual state; as, in Luke xxii, 32, "when thou art converted , strengthen thy brethren." In popular use conversion is the most common word to express the idea of regeneration .

Antonyms: constancy , continuance , firmness , fixedness , fixity , identity , invariability , permanence , persistence , steadiness , unchangeableness , uniformity

Synonyms: alteration , conversion , diversity , innovation , mutation , novelty , regeneration , renewal , renewing , revolution , transformation , transition , transmutation , variation , variety , vicissitude

Preposition: We have made a change for the better; the change from winter to spring; the change of a liquid to or into a gas; a change in quality; a change by absorption or oxidation.

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Antonyms: conserve , retain , stabilitate , fix , clinch , stand , endure , last , hold

Synonyms: vary , alter , modify , diversify , qualify , transmute , substitute , fluctuate , shift , veer , exchange

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change, alteration, modification noun

an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

"the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"

Antonyms: stay , rest , remain

Synonyms: modification , qualifying , revision , alteration , variety , adjustment , limiting

a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event

"he attributed the change to their marriage"

Antonyms: rest , remain , stay

Synonyms: variety , modification , alteration

the action of changing something

"the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"

Antonyms: remain , stay , rest

the result of alteration or modification

"there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"

the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due

"I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change"

a thing that is different

"he inspected several changes before selecting one"

a different or fresh set of clothes

"she brought a change in her overnight bag"

Antonyms: stay , remain , rest

coins of small denomination regarded collectively

"he had a pocketful of change"

money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency

"he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver"

variety, change verb

a difference that is usually pleasant

"he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"

Synonyms: salmagundi , form , multifariousness , variety , motley , modification , mixture , miscellany , variety show , potpourri , kind , diverseness , miscellanea , alteration , smorgasbord , assortment , sort , diversity , mixed bag

change, alter, modify verb

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

Synonyms: interchange , interpolate , alter , modify , vary , qualify , commute , shift , exchange , neuter , falsify , castrate , spay , convert , switch , transfer , deepen

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

"She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

Synonyms: switch , alter , shift , modify , exchange , vary , commute , transfer , convert , interchange , deepen

change, alter, vary verb

become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

"her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

Antonyms: rest , stay , remain

Synonyms: interchange , variegate , interpolate , alter , motley , modify , vary , commute , shift , exchange , neuter , falsify , castrate , spay , depart , convert , switch , transfer , deviate , diverge , deepen

switch, shift, change verb

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

"switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"

Synonyms: exchange , throw , interchange , budge , careen , agitate , alter , commute , wobble , lurch , tack , alternate , reposition , vary , stir , tilt , shift , switch over , flip-flop , pitch , flip , modify , trade , swop , switch , transfer , change over , deepen , swap , convert , dislodge

change clothes; put on different clothes

"Change before you go to the opera"

change, exchange, commute, convert verb

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

"Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"

Synonyms: interchange , vary , replace , permute , alter , modify , transpose , commute , shift , switch over , exchange , win over , convince , convert , switch , transfer , change over , deepen , substitute

exchange, change, interchange verb

give to, and receive from, one another

"Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

Synonyms: alter , interchange , replace , deepen , tack , alternate , modify , vary , commute , shift , switch over , exchange , flip , flip-flop , transpose , convert , switch , transfer , counterchange , substitute

transfer, change verb

change from one vehicle or transportation line to another

"She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"

Synonyms: reassign , alter , interchange , vary , channel , transplant , transport , remove , modify , transpose , commute , shift , exchange , channelize , transmit , convert , switch , channelise , transfer , deepen

deepen, change verb

become deeper in tone

"His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"

Synonyms: alter , vary , modify , exchange , compound , commute , switch , transfer , convert , heighten , interchange , shift , intensify , deepen

remove or replace the coverings of

"Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens"

Antonyms: remain , rest , stay

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Antonyms: continuation , stability , conservatism , permanence , inertia , monotony , perpetuation , continuance , fixity , invariability , uniformity

Synonyms: variation , alteration , transition , mutation , transposition , conversion , metamorphosis , innovation , transfiguration , permutation , transference , reversion , reaction , transmutation , substitution , commutation , variety , novelty , vicissitude

Associated words: mutanda

Antonyms: continue , persist , remain , abide

Synonyms: alter , transmute , shift , modulate , reverse , reform , vary , modify , convert , transform , transpose , transfer , exchange , substitute , commute

How to use change in a sentence?

Marcus Aurelius :

Is any man afraid of change? What can take place without change? What then is more pleasing or more suitable to the universal nature? And can you take a hot bath unless the wood for the fire undergoes a change? And can you be nourished unless the food undergoes a change? And can anything else that is useful be accomplished without change? Do you not see then that for yourself also to change is just the same, and equally necessary for the universal nature?

Mickey Mehta :

Change the stream of your thoughts and your stars will change. Change the way you see and your scenery will change and change your directions and your destiny will change. With conscious changes your life gets realized, change everything constructively & get MickeyMized.

Patrick Wanis :

A female starts facing change from a very, very young age, men have a lot less change in their body, that therefore changes the way women perceive life because they see things in cycles, they see things as changing, they expect change and then they embrace change.

Dr. Felice Leonardo Buscaglia :

Change is the end result of all true learning. Change involves three things First, a dissatisfaction with self-a felt void or need second, a decision to change-to fill the void or need and third, a conscious dedication to the process of growth and change-the willful act of making the change Doing Something.

Bill Clinton :

Look, I don't believe you change hearts. I believe you change laws, you change allocation of resources, you change the way the systems operate.

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synonyms for change

  • development
  • modification
  • transformation
  • compression
  • contraction
  • diversification
  • metamorphosis
  • permutation
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  • vicissitude

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How to use change in a sentence

One agency executive said that it would be surprising if advertisers return en masse in early August without commitments to address advertisers’ desired changes.

The government had estimated that the rule changes would cause about 70,000 women, and at most 126,000 women, to lose contraception coverage in one year.

His team’s mandate is to back companies tied to major long-term shifts in areas like climate change and health care.

The picture and the pace at which it was changing were dizzying.

The focus was on low-cost ergonomic changes that reduced physical stress.

Term limits could be a prescription to speed change along.

And as he adjusted to this change in circumstances, he screamed at himself a second time: Wait!

When we meet them, their lives are unfulfilled, and at no point are we convinced their condition will change .

If we want that to change , then all of us have to encourage our legislators to make funding community policing a priority.

Whatever happened overtook them both within a minute or so of that altitude change request, and they were never heard from again.

In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.

The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change , makes good Musick.

Never was a change more remarkable than that which had come upon Mrs. Collingwood.

When the whole hunt is hunting up, each single change is made between the whole hunt, and the next bell above it.

Almost, he saw her visibly change —here in the twilight of the little Luxor garden by his side.

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  • deprive of virility
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change verb ( BECOME DIFFERENT )

  • change She'll always be like that - you can't change her.
  • alter We've had to alter our plans.
  • vary Try to vary the children's diet a little.
  • convert We're going to convert the spare bedroom into an office.
  • turn into There are plans to turn his latest book into a film.
  • transform The riverside area has been transformed into a shopping and sports complex.
  • He said that he hadn't seen the traffic light change to red .
  • They all tried to persuade him to change his decision .
  • We don't expect the economic situation to change anytime soon .
  • It sounds to me like you ought to change jobs .
  • The weather in the hills can change very quickly , so take suitable clothing .
  • make something into something
  • metamorphose
  • sanitization
  • semi-domesticated
  • shake someone out of something

change verb ( TRANSPORT )

  • This train will terminate at the next stop - passengers who wish to continue should change trains .
  • You should stay on the train until Manchester and then change.
  • The only thing I'm worried about is changing trains at Kings Cross .
  • You'll have to change buses when you get into Victoria, but your next bus doesn't leave for half an hour .
  • It's an awkward trip - you have to change several times .
  • around Robin Hood's barn idiom
  • baggage drop
  • communication
  • first class
  • peripatetically
  • public transportation
  • super-commuting

change verb ( MONEY )

  • Can you change a tenner for two fivers ?
  • You can't pay in English money . You'll have to change some money at the bank .
  • I need to change some of these travelers checks .
  • Will they change money at the hotel ?
  • He kindly changed my foreign currency for me.
  • bancassurance
  • bank balance
  • bank manager
  • bank statement
  • building society
  • cash drawer
  • challenger bank
  • clearing bank
  • electronic banking
  • investment bank
  • safe deposit box
  • stress test
  • the Square Mile

change verb ( CLOTHES/BEDS )

  • You are going to change, aren't you? You can't go in those tatty old jeans .
  • When did you last change the linen on the children's beds ?
  • I hadn't even changed when our first guests arrived , so Jeff had to cope on his own.
  • I usually insist that he changes out of his work clothes before dinner .
  • Can you make sure your brother doesn't walk in when I'm changing?
  • bundle ( someone ) up
  • doll yourself up
  • glam (yourself) up
  • make yourself respectable idiom
  • respectable
  • rig someone out
  • slip into something

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change verb ( WIND/SEA )

  • atmospheric river
  • flash flood

change verb ( SPEED )

  • aquaplaning
  • back someone up
  • biting point
  • pull someone up

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Change noun ( becoming different ).

  • The minister has announced that there will be no change in government policy .
  • The vacation was a welcome change.
  • A lot of people were caught out by the sudden change in the weather .
  • You're not planning a change of career , are you?
  • The country is crying out for a change in leadership .
  • anti-evolutionism
  • be ahead of the curve idiom
  • evolutionism
  • fluctuation
  • reinterpretation
  • retransformation
  • vicissitudes

change noun ( MONEY )

  • Here's your change, darling .
  • She delved into her pocket to find some change.
  • He fumbled in his pockets for some change.
  • He carefully pocketed his change.
  • "Do you have any change?" "Sorry, I only have a twenty."
  • anti-kickback
  • automatic withdrawal
  • legal tender
  • meal ticket
  • microtransaction
  • monetization
  • monometallic
  • per calendar month

change noun ( CLOTHES )

Change noun ( transportation ), change noun ( baseball ).

  • around the horn idiom
  • second base
  • the World Series

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    verb uk / tʃeɪndʒ / us / tʃeɪndʒ / change verb (BECOME DIFFERENT) Add to word list A1 [ T ] to exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type: She's just changed jobs. Let's change the subject (= talk about something different). A2 [ I or T ] to make or become different: I almost didn't recognize her - she'd changed so much.

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    verb us / tʃeɪndʒ / uk / tʃeɪndʒ / change verb (BECOME DIFFERENT) Add to word list A1 [ T ] to exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type: She's just changed jobs. Let's change the subject (= talk about something different). A2 [ I or T ] to make or become different: I almost didn't recognize her - she'd changed so much.