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change
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- pronunciation:
- cheInj
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- change one's mind
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
changes, changing, changed |
| definition 1: |
When you change something, you make it different from before.
Amy kept changing her plans for her birthday because she couldn't decide what she wanted to do.- synonyms:
- alter
- antonyms:
- maintain
- similar words:
- commute, modify, reform, switch, transform, vary
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| definition 2: |
When you change one thing to something else, you make it something completely different.
They changed the time of the party to six o'clock. That's an hour earlier than they were planning before.- synonyms:
- transform, turn
- similar words:
- modify, reform, switch
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| definition 3: |
When you change shoes, it means that you put one pair of shoes on in place of another pair of shoes.
My brother is going to change schools next fall. He's going to the high school.- synonyms:
- exchange, switch
- similar words:
- shift
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| definition 4: |
When things or people change, they become different in some way. They are not the same as they were before.
Where I live, the leaves change in the fall. They are green in the summer, but when fall comes, they become yellow and red.My sister used to wear dresses all the time, but she changed. Now she doesn't like dresses and she never wears them.
- synonyms:
- alter
- similar words:
- modify, reform, shift, vary
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| related words: |
adjust, affect, break, cash, evolve, remove, substitute, switch, turn |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When there is a change, it means that something is different from before.
Nadim made some changes to his drawing, and now he doesn't like it. He says his dog looks more like a bear now.- similar words:
- adjustment, difference, shift, translation
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| definition 2: |
If you have a dollar in paper money and someone gives you change for it, it means they give you coins that add up to a dollar. If you have a bigger bill and someone gives you change, it means they give you the same amount of money in smaller bills or coins.
Sam's mom needed change for a dollar because the bus only took coins.- similar words:
- occasion
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| definition 3: |
Change is a word for coins of any amount.
My grandpa is always playing with the change in his pocket. When I hear that sound, I always know he's coming.- synonyms:
- coins, silver
- similar words:
- cash, cents, money
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| definition 4: |
Change is the money that people get back if they pay for something with more money than the price. If something costs three dollars and someone pays with five dollars, they will get back two dollars change.
Jordan paid for his snack, but he forgot to take his change. He went back to the store, but the money wasn't on the counter anymore. He was sad after that. |
| related words: |
adaptation, correction, jump, passage, piece, process, twist |
| phrase: |
change one's mind |
| derivation: |
changing (adj.) |
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