Change - English meaning

tʃeɪndʒ

Change – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.
Usage examples:
Both parties voted against proposals to change the law
verb
Replace (something) with something else, especially something of the same kind that is newer or better; substitute one thing for (another).
Usage examples:
She decided to change her name
Synonims:
SwapExchangeInterchangeSubstituteSwitchCommuteConvertReplaceRotateAlternateTransposeTradeBarterTruck
verb
Put different clothes on.
Usage examples:
He changed for dinner
verb
Move to a different train, bus, etc.
Usage examples:
We had to change at rugby

noun
An act or process through which something becomes different.
Usage examples:
The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society
noun
Coins as opposed to banknotes.
Usage examples:
A handful of loose change
Synonims:
CoinsLoose changeSmall changeCashPetty cashCoinageCoinCoin of the realmHard cashSilverCopperCoppersGoldSpecie
noun
An order in which a peal of bells can be rung.
Usage examples:
Bell ringing is good exercise for the body and mind, the bells are heavy and the bell ringers have …
noun
A place where merchants met to do business.

verb
To exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type
Usage examples:
Change jobs she's just changed jobs., change the subject let's change the subject (= talk about som…

verb
To make or become different
Usage examples:
I almost didn't recognize her - she'd changed so much., that was 20 years ago and things have chang…

verb
To take something you have bought back to a shop and exchange it for something else
Usage examples:
Change something for something i had to change those trousers i bought for (= take them back to the…

verb
To form a new opinion or make a new decision about something that is different from your old one
Usage examples:
If you change your mind about coming tonight, just give me a call.

verb
To improve
Usage examples:
Her attitude has definitely changed for the better since she started this new job.

verb
To improve the bad parts of your behaviour
Usage examples:
If he wants to carry on living here, he's going to have to change his ways and learn to be a bit le…

verb
To get off a train, bus, etc. and catch another in order to continue a journey
Usage examples:
I had to change (trains) twice to get there., change at peterborough for york.

verb
To get or give money in exchange for money, either because you want it in smaller units, or because you want the same value in foreign money
Usage examples:
Change something for something could you change a £10 note for two fives, please?, could you change…

verb
To remove one set of clothes and put a different set on yourself or a young child, especially a baby, or to remove dirty sheets from a bed and put clean ones on it
Usage examples:
You don't need to change - you look great as you are., change into i'll just change into (= get dre…

verb
When the wind or the tide (= the rise and fall of the sea) changes, it starts to move in a different direction
Usage examples:
The tide is starting to change.

verb
To put a vehicle into a different gear, usually in order to change the speed at which it is moving
Usage examples:
Change gear to change gear, i changed into fourth (gear)., uk change down to go round the corner.

noun
The act of becoming different, or the result of something becoming different
Usage examples:
Change in let me know if there's any change in the situation., we're living in a time of great chan…

noun
Something that is pleasant or interesting because it is unusual or new
Usage examples:
For a change it's nice to see her smile for a change., make a change "shall we we eat in the garden…

noun
A new situation
Usage examples:
She'd been with the same company for too many years and felt she needed a change of scene, so she a…

noun
Money in the form of coins rather than notes
Usage examples:
In change she gave me €5 in change., loose change my dad always used to carry a lot of loose change…

noun
Smaller units of money given in exchange for larger units of the same amount
Usage examples:
Do you have change for a 20-dollar bill?

noun
The money that is returned to someone who has paid for something that costs less than the amount that they gave
Usage examples:
I think you've given me the wrong change.

noun
The action of putting on different clothes
Usage examples:
She did a quick change before going on tv.

noun
A set of clothes as well as the ones that you are wearing
Usage examples:
You'll need a change of clothes if you're staying overnight.

noun
The action of getting off a train, bus, etc. and catching another in order to continue a journey
Usage examples:
I hate journeys where you've got a lot of changes.

noun
Another name for a changeup
Usage examples:
He mixes his fastball in with a change and a slider.

Change translation into English

Change: translate from English into Chinese

改变, 更改, 变化, 变更, 变, 变革, 更换, 改, 变动, 变迁, 转变, 换, 转换, 改动, 演变, 改造, 换车, 更, 易, 移, 迁, 迭, 涂改, 倒, 辅币, 换取, 串换, 让位, 迁变

Change: translate from English into Dutch

Wijzigen, Verandering, Veranderen, Wijziging, Veranderd, Afwisseling, Overgang, Verschoning, Wisselen, Wisselgeld, Verwisselen, Overstappen, Kleingeld, Verwisseling, Ruil, Ruilen, Omslaan, Omruilen, Pasgeld, Verkeren, Ruiling, Verschieten, Zich verkleden, Anders maken, Schoon goed

Change: translate from English into French

Monnaie, Changement, Changer, Modifier, Modification, Variation, Évolution, Évoluer, Remplacer, Transformer, Se modifier, Échanger, Faire changer, Déplacer, Se transformer, Se changer, Substitution, Troquer, Faire le changement, Changer sa position, Bourse, Faire la monnaie de

Change: translate from English into German

Rückgeld, Wechseln, Ändern, Verändern, Änderung, Veränderung, Wechsel, Wandel, Abwechslung, Wandlung, Wende, Umsteigen, Umwandlung, Umschaltung, Tauschen, Wandeln, Verwandeln, Umschalten, Sich verändern, Verwandlung, Wendung, Auswechseln, Umwandeln, Korrigieren, Umkehr, Verschieben, Verstellen, Umtauschen, Vertauschen, Erneuern, Wechselgeld, Drehen, Sich umziehen, Kleingeld, Eintauschen, Sich verwandeln, Umschreiben, Umbesetzung, Börse, Umspringen, Umstoßen, Umlegen, Sich wenden, Sich bewegen, Umbesetzen, Sich drehen, Trockenlegen

Change: translate from English into Hindi

परिवर्तन, बदलना, चेंज, बदली, तबदीली, विविधता, बदल देना, विकार, अस्थिर, बदल जाना, एवज़, विपर्यय, बहुरूपता, कपड़ों का बदल, नया चांद, रेज़गी, विनिमय करना, अदला बदली करना, जगह लेना, पलटा देना, स्थान लेना, पलटना, तुड़ाना, भुनाना, कपड़ा बदलना, कपड़ा पहनना, गाड़ी बदलना, विभिन्नता, जोड़ा, उलट-फेर, आदान-प्रदान करना, उलट-पलट करना, तब्दीली, रेज़गारी

Change: translate from English into Italian

Modificare, Cambiare, Cambiamento, Cambio, Variazione, Variare, Mutamento, Mutare, Trasformare, Resto, Ricambio, Alterare, Cambiarsi, Spiccioli, Scambiare, Moneta, Spicciolo, Rinnovare, Tramutare, Trasbordare

Change: translate from English into Korean

변화, 변동, 거스름돈, 변이, 바꿈, 바꾸다, 갈다, 거래소, 전조, 고치다, 작돈, 변하다, 치환, 개체, 우수, 전화, 변경하다, 옷을 ...으로 갈아입다, 잔돈으로 바꾸다, 교환하다, 거세하다, 갈아타다, 옷을 갈아입다, 낮아지다, 기어를 ...으로 바꾸다, 전화하다, 환산하다, 변동하다, 화하다, 변화의, 바꿈의, 거스름돈의, 거래소의, 전조의, 치환의

Change: translate from English into Russian

Сдача, Изменение, Перемена, Изменять, Менять, Изменяться, Смена, Меняться, Замена, Сдвиг, Преобразование, Превращение, Мелочь, Пересадка, Отклонение, Заменять, Видоизменение, Разнообразие, Разменный, Размен, Переодеваться, Вариация, Сменять, Пересаживаться, Климакс, Преображаться, Обмениваться, Новолуние, Обменивать, Переменяться, Разменивать, Делать пересадку, Перезвон колоколов, Переменять, Мелкие деньги, Мелкие монеты, Новая фаза луны, Портиться, Прокисать, Скисать, Переходить в новую фазу, Альтерация

Change: translate from English into Spanish

Cambio, Cambiar, Modificar, Modificación, Transformación, Evolución, Alteración, Mudanza, Muda, Cambiarse, Alterar, Vuelto, Transformar, Mudar, Suelto, Vuelta, Hacer cambiar, Trocar, Torcer, Revocar, Vuelto de dinero, Inmutar

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French change (noun), changer (verb), from late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambire ‘barter’, probably of Celtic origin.

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Change synonims

alternate

ˈɒl.tə.neɪt

verb
Occur in turn repeatedly.
Usage examples:
Bouts of depression alternate with periods of elation

adjective
Every other; every second.
Usage examples:
She was asked to attend on alternate days

noun
Another term for alternative.
Usage examples:
A novel set in an alternate universe

Alternate - all meanings in English

barter

ˈbɑː.tər

verb
Exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.
Usage examples:
He often bartered a meal for drawings

noun
The action or system of bartering.
Usage examples:
Paper money ceases to have any value and people resort to barter

verb
To exchange goods for other things rather than for money
Usage examples:
Barter something for something he bartered his stamp collection for her comics., barter with we spe…

Barter - all meanings in English

cash

kæʃ

noun
Money in coins or notes, as distinct from cheques, money orders, or credit.
Usage examples:
The staff were paid in cash

verb
Give or obtain notes or coins for (a cheque or money order).
Usage examples:
The bank cashed her cheque

noun
A coin of low value from china, southern india, or se asia.

Cash - all meanings in English

coin

kɔɪn

noun
A flat disc or piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money.
Usage examples:
She opened her purse and took out a coin

verb
Make (coins) by stamping metal.
Usage examples:
Guineas and half-guineas were coined

noun
A small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, that is used as money
Usage examples:
Uk a 10p/ten pence coin, a pound coin, gold coins, in coins i asked for £10 in 20p coins., take coi…

Coin - all meanings in English

coinage

ˈkɔɪ.nɪdʒ

noun
Coins collectively.
Usage examples:
The volume of coinage in circulation

noun
Money made of coins

noun
A set of coins of different values used in a country's money system
Usage examples:
Only when their local coinage disappears will they develop a euro mindset.

Coinage - all meanings in English

coins

kɔɪn

noun
A flat disc or piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money.
Usage examples:
She opened her purse and took out a coin

verb
Make (coins) by stamping metal.
Usage examples:
Guineas and half-guineas were coined

noun
A small, flat, round piece of metal used as money, with a number showing its value and often a decorative picture
Usage examples:
Let’s flip a coin to see who goes first., he fished about in his pockets, taking out a handful of c…

Coins - all meanings in English

commute

kəˈmjuːt

verb
Travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis.
Usage examples:
He commuted from corby to kentish town

noun
A regular journey of some distance to and from one's place of work.
Usage examples:
The daily commute

verb
To travel regularly a distance between work and home
Usage examples:
She commutes to the city by car every day., the governor commuted the sentence and released the pri…

Commute - all meanings in English

convert

kənˈvɜːt

verb
Change the form, character, or function of something.
Usage examples:
Modernization has converted the country from a primitive society to a near-industrial one

noun
A person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or other belief.
Usage examples:
He is a recent convert to the church

verb
To change the character, appearance, or operation of something
Usage examples:
[ t ] we converted our oil furnace to gas to save money., [ i ] most of the families in the communi…

Convert - all meanings in English

copper

ˈkɒp.ər

noun
A red-brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number 29.
Usage examples:
In addition, fruit juices are rich in essential minerals like iron, copper, potassium, sodium, iodi…

verb
Cover or coat (something) with copper.
Usage examples:
Some iron hulls were sheathed with wood and then coppered

noun
A police officer.
Usage examples:
How do you know the coppers won't know you weren't there?

Copper - all meanings in English

coppers

ˈkɒp.ər

noun
A red-brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number 29.
Usage examples:
In addition, fruit juices are rich in essential minerals like iron, copper, potassium, sodium, iodi…

verb
Cover or coat (something) with copper.
Usage examples:
Some iron hulls were sheathed with wood and then coppered

noun
A police officer.
Usage examples:
How do you know the coppers won't know you weren't there?

Coppers - all meanings in English

exchange

ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ

noun
An act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return.
Usage examples:
Negotiations should lead to an exchange of land for peace

verb
Short for telephone exchange.

verb
To change something for something else of a similar value or type
Usage examples:
This shirt is too small – can i exchange it for one in a larger size?, before we left the meeting, …

Exchange - all meanings in English

gold

ɡəʊld

noun
A yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, used especially in jewellery and decoration and to guarantee the value of currencies.
Usage examples:
While equities languish, precious metals such as gold have seen their value soar as investors seek …

adjective
Made of or coloured like gold.
Usage examples:
Gold earrings

adjective
A soft yellow malleable ductile metallic element

Gold - all meanings in English

interchange

ˌɪn.təˈtʃeɪndʒ

verb
(of two or more people) exchange (things) with each other.
Usage examples:
Superior and subordinates freely interchange information

noun
The action of interchanging people or things.
Usage examples:
The interchange of ideas

verb
Cause to change places

Interchange - all meanings in English

replace

verb
Take the place of.
Usage examples:
Ian's smile was replaced by a frown

verb
To take the place of something or put in the place of something or someone else
Usage examples:
We replaced our old air conditioners., the ailing actress was replaced by her understudy., after du…

verb
To take the place of something or someone else
Usage examples:
The single farm payment will replace all subsidy schemes in january., four people have left the da'…

Replace - all meanings in English

rotate

rəʊˈteɪt

verb
Move or cause to move in a circle round an axis or centre.
Usage examples:
The wheel continued to rotate

verb
To turn around a fixed point, or to cause something to do this
Usage examples:
[ i ] the wheel rotates on an axle., [ t ] every 30 days we rotate shifts.

verb
To turn something in a circle, especially around a fixed point
Usage examples:
With the software you can zoom and rotate pictures., rotate between sb the chairmanship would rotat…

Rotate - all meanings in English

silver

noun
A precious shiny greyish-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 47.
Usage examples:
Beryllium, calcium, silver and antimony have no appreciable effect on mechanical properties.

adjective
Made of or coloured like silver.
Usage examples:
A silver necklace

verb
Short for silver medal.
Usage examples:
She won three silvers

Silver - all meanings in English

specie

noun
Money in the form of coins rather than notes.
Usage examples:
The bank of england in 1795 had held around £8 million in specie

Specie - all meanings in English

substitute

noun
A person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
Usage examples:
Soya milk is used as a substitute for dairy milk

verb
Use or add in place of.
Usage examples:
Dried rosemary can be substituted for the fresh herb

verb
To use someone or something instead of another person or thing
Usage examples:
[ t ] you can substitute oil for butter in this recipe., [ i ] he was called on to substitute for t…

Substitute - all meanings in English

swap

verb
Take part in an exchange of.
Usage examples:
We swapped phone numbers

noun
An act of exchanging one thing for another.
Usage examples:
Let's do a swap

verb
Exchange or give in exchange for

Swap - all meanings in English

switch

noun
A device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit.
Usage examples:
The guard hit a switch and the gate swung open

verb
Change the position, direction, or focus of.
Usage examples:
The company switched the boats to other routes

verb
Device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit

Switch - all meanings in English

trade

noun
The action of buying and selling goods and services.
Usage examples:
A move to ban all trade in ivory

verb
Buy and sell goods and services.
Usage examples:
Middlemen trading in luxury goods

noun
The activity of buying and selling goods and services esp. between countries
Usage examples:
[ u ] foreign trade, [ u ] a trade agreement, [ c ] the building trades, [ u ] he’s an auto mechani…

Trade - all meanings in English

transpose

verb
Cause (two or more things) to exchange places.
Usage examples:
The situation might have been the same if the parties in opposition and government had been transpo…

noun
A matrix obtained from a given matrix by interchanging each row and the corresponding column.
Usage examples:
The new matrix is called the transpose of a

verb
To change the order of something
Usage examples:
The total was wrong because i had transposed two numbers.

Transpose - all meanings in English

truck

trʌk

noun
A large, heavy road vehicle used for carrying goods, materials, or troops; a lorry.
Usage examples:
Since yesterday, we have seen a fair bit of traffic on the roads here and lorries and trucks carryi…

verb
Convey by truck.
Usage examples:
The food was trucked to st petersburg

verb
Barter or exchange.
Usage examples:
Usually it is the male members of the family who walk or transport the buffaloes into bolu; it is m…

Truck - all meanings in English

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