interchange

CEFRB2

/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈtʃeɪndʒ/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To exchange one person or thing for another.

  2. 02

    noun

    A place where roads or transport routes connect and cross.

Examples

  • He didn't notice the interchange ahead of him.

  • Please note, a road interchange ahead.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings
  1. to mutually give and receive (something); to exchange

  2. to swap or change places

  3. to switch (each of two things)

More examples

In context
  • Holborn tube station is the only interchange between the London Underground Central and Piccadilly Lines.

  • to interchange cares with pleasures

  • to interchange places

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The highway blank allowed drivers to switch from one road to another easily.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Old French entrechange, by surface analysis, inter- + change.