change — to make or become different
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make or become different
Pronunciation (IPA): /tʃeɪndʒ/
Example Sentences
- My cat hates change - she even gets upset when I rearrange the furniture!
- Can you change a twenty-dollar bill?
- He promised to change, but he's still leaving dirty socks everywhere.
change
VERB[/tʃeɪndʒ/]
to make or become different
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/tʃeɪndʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/tʃeɪndʒ/
🌳Etymology
Rootchange
Origin
From Old French 'change' meaning 'to exchange or alter,' derived from Latin 'cambire' meaning 'to barter or exchange,' possibly of Celtic origin.
Breakdown
change (from Latin cambire 'to exchange') = a single morpheme with no productive prefix or suffix in modern English
🎵Rhyme
range
strange
arrange
🔗Collocations
climate change
change clothes
spare change
change of mind
dramatic change
change the subject
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat hates change - she even gets upset when I rearrange the furniture!”
“Can you change a twenty-dollar bill?”
😄 Fun example
“He promised to change, but he's still leaving dirty socks everywhere.”
“The company underwent major changes last year.”
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