switch
verb [T, I usually + adv/prep] (CHANGE) /swɪtʃ/Definition
B2 to change suddenly or completely, especially from one thing to another, or to exchange by replacing one person or thing with another: She started studying English at college, but switched to Business Studies in her second year. In 1971, Britain switched over (= changed completely) to a decimal currency. After the bank robbery, the gang switched cars (= left one car and got into another).ChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently
(Definition of switch verb (CHANGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn noun
- alternate adjective
- alternate verb
- bastardize verb
- commute verb (CHANGE)
- convert verb (CHANGE)
- convertible adjective
- fluid adjective (LIKELY TO CHANGE)
- modulate verb (PLAN/PROCESS)
- modulate verb (SOUND)
- move the goalposts idiom
- new broom noun
- polymorphous adjective
- swing verb (MOVE SIDEWAYS)
- trans- prefix (CHANGED)
- transfigure verb
- transform verb
- transitional adjective
- transmogrify verb
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