change

/tʃeɪndʒ/ verb

Definition

DIFFERENT [I, T] › to become different, or to make someone or something become different: I hadn't seen her for twenty years, but she hadn't changed a bit. The course changed my life. She's changed from being a happy, healthy child to being ill all the time. Since he met her, he's a changed man. changing attitudes

FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER [I, T] › to stop having or using one thing, and start having or using another: The doctor has recommended changing my diet. I'll have to ask them if they can change the time of my interview. You'll have to change gear to go up the hill.

CLOTHES [I, T] › to take off your clothes and put on different ones: He changed out of his school uniform into jeans and a T-shirt. Is there somewhere I can get changed?

JOURNEY [I, T] › to get off a bus, plane, etc and catch another, in order to continue a journey: I have to change trains at Bristol. Is there a direct service, or do we have to change?

IN SHOP [T] UK › to take something you have bought back to a shop and exchange it for something else: If the dress doesn't fit, can I change it for a smaller one?

MONEY [T] › to get or give someone money in exchange for money of a different type: Where can I change my dollars? Can you change a £20 note for two tens?

BED [T] › to take dirty sheets off a bed and put on clean ones: to change the bed/sheets

BABY [T] › to put a clean nappy (= thick cloth worn on a baby's bottom) on a baby → See also chop and change → See also change hands → See also change your tune

(Definition of change verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)