Interchange Meaning
/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈtʃeɪndʒ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbto switch (each of two things)
verbto mutually give and receive (something); to exchange
Sentence Examples
Please note, a road interchange ahead.
He didn't notice the interchange ahead of him.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The highway ____ allowed drivers to switch from one road to another easily.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The conference provided a great opportunity for the ____ of ideas among international scientists.
Word Origin & History
From Old French entrechange, by surface analysis, inter- + change.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I shall interchange / My waned state for Henry's regal crown."
— c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vii]:
"The poem is written in an alef-lamed, bet-nun acrostic form. This is a formula of permutation of letters wherein the first interchanges with the twelfth, the second with the thirteenth, etc."
— 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 260:
"But those 13 miles go through central London, and where the Underground interchanges with Crossrail, its own stations will be boosted and glamorised, especially at Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road."
— 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 274:
"The expectation is that about one-third of passengers will choose to interchange at Old Oak, while two-thirds will prefer to travel on to Euston."
— 2020 March 25, William Barter, “HS2: Euston or Old Oak Common?”, in Rail, page 59:
"That was one of three superb saves Hennessey made in the opening 45 minutes, the best of which was from Dzeko, who had been released by a slick interchange involving Silva and Sergio Aguero."
— 2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC Sport:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The highway ____ allowed drivers to switch from one road to another easily.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The conference provided a great opportunity for the ____ of ideas among international scientists.