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/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To become different or make something different.

  2. 02

    noun

    The act or result of becoming different.

Examples

  • It would be fun to see how things change over the years.

  • We're hoping for a change in the weather.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈt͡ʃæɪnd͡ʒ/
  • /ˈt͡ʃɛjnd͡ʒ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make something into something else.

  2. To replace.

  3. To become something different.

More examples

In context

  • What made you change your mind?

  • The fairy changed the frog into a prince.

  • Stock prices are constantly changing.

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Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English changen, chaungen, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiāre, from Latin cambīre (“to exchange, barter”), derived from the noun cambium (“change”) (whence was loaned the English doublet cambium), from Gaulish cambion, earlier *kambyom (“change”), related to Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₂(e)mbos, *(s)kh₂(e)mbos (“crooked”). More at skimp, scam; see also Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-. Cognate with Italian cambiare, Portuguese cambiar, Romanian schimba, Sicilian canciari, Spanish cambiar. Used in English since the 13th century. Displaced Middle English wenden, from wendan (“to turn, change”) (whence wend). The nou...