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change

 
 
/tʃeɪndʒ/ verb

Translation

DIFFERENT [I, T] to become different, or to make someone or something become different
değişmek, değiştirmek
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 attitudes782
FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER [I, T] to stop having or using one thing, and start having or using another
değiştirmek
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.782
CLOTHES [I, T] to take off your clothes and put on different ones
kıyafetini değiştirmek
He changed out of his school uniform into jeans and a T-shirt. Is there somewhere I can get changed?813
JOURNEY [I, T] to get off a bus, plane, etc and catch another, in order to continue a journey
bir vasıta değiştirmek
I have to change trains at Bristol. Is there a direct service, or do we have to change?1598
IN SHOP [T] UK to take something you have bought back to a shop and exchange it for something else
bir malı değiştirmek
If the dress doesn't fit, can I change it for a smaller one?783
MONEY [T] to get or give someone money in exchange for money of a different type
döviz bozdurmak
Where can I change my dollars? Can you change a £20 note for two tens?7832159
BED [T] to take dirty sheets off a bed and put on clean ones
çarşaf değiştirmek
to change the bed/sheets785
BABY [T] to put a clean nappy (= thick cloth worn on a baby's bottom) on a baby
bebek bezi değiştirmek, bebeğin altını değiştirmek
→ See also chop and change → See also change hands → See also change your tune813
change sth around/round phrasal verb
to move objects such as furniture into different positions
mobilyaların yerini değiştirmek
The room looks very different since you've changed the furniture around.782
change over phrasal verb UK
to stop using or having one thing and start using or having something else
...e/a geçmek, dönmek; tarz/usul değiştirmek, başka bir tarza dönmek
We've just changed over from gas central heating to electric.782
(Definition of change verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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