Definition of “change” - English Dictionary

A1 [ T ] to exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type:

A2 [ I or T ] to make or become different:

B1 [ I or T ] UK US exchange to take something you have bought back to a shop and exchange it for something else:

A2 [ I or T ] to get off a train, bus, etc. and catch another in order to continue a journey:

A2 [ T ] to get or give money in exchange for money, either because you want it in smaller units, or because you want the same value in foreign money:

A2 [ I or T ] to remove one set of clothes and put a different set on yourself or a young child, especially a baby, or to remove dirty sheets from a bed and put clean ones on it:

› [ I ] When the wind or the tide (= the rise and fall of the sea) changes, it starts to move in a different direction:

› [ I or T ] US usually shift to put a vehicle into a different gear, usually in order to change the speed at which it is moving:

A2 [ C or U ] the act of becoming different, or the result of something becoming different:

B1 [ S ] something that is pleasant or interesting because it is unusual or new:

A2 [ U ] money in the form of coins rather than notes:

› [ U ] smaller units of money given in exchange for larger units of the same amount:

A2 [ U ] the money that is returned to someone who has paid for something that costs less than the amount that they gave:

› [ C ] the action of putting on different clothes:

› [ C ] the action of getting off a train, bus, etc. and catching another in order to continue a journey:

› [ I or T ] to become or make something different, or to exchange something for something else:

› [ T ] MONEY to exchange an amount of money for the same value in another currency:

› [ T ] MONEY to exchange a unit of money for coins or smaller units of paper money that add up to the same value:

› [ T ] UK COMMERCE to return something you bought to a store and exchange it for something new, for example because it was damaged or the wrong size. A store changes an item when it agrees to give a customer a new item in exchange for one that is damaged, etc.:

› [ C or U ] the process or result of making something different or becoming different:

› [ U ] MONEY coins used as money:

› [ U ] MONEY smaller units of money or coins given in exchange for a larger unit of money that is worth the same amount:

› [ U ] MONEY the money that is returned to you after you have paid for something that costs less than the amount you gave: