switch

/swɪtʃ/ v [I/T] (CHANGE)

Definition

› to change suddenly or completely from one thing to another, or to exchange one person or thing with another: [T] Jeff decided to switch his major from engineering to medicine. [I] I used to have tapes, but I switched to CDs.

(Definition of switch v (CHANGE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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switch n CHANGE
switch n DEVICE
switch n STICK
switch on/off something phrasal verb
switch over phrasal verb
switch v CHANGE
switchblade n
switchboard n
switchover n
swivel v
swollen

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