change

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) enPR: chānj, IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/
• SAMPA: /tSeIndZ/

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Verb

Plain form change

Third-person singular changes

Past tense changed

Past participle changed

Present participle changing

1. If you change something, you make it different than before.
   • Synonyms: alter, edit, modify and switch

   Ellen changed the sentence so that it was correct.

Related words

• changeable
• unchanging

Noun

Singular change

Plural changes

1. (countable) A change is when something becomes different.

   The building plan required some small changes.

2. (uncountable); (money) When you get change for a bill, you get smaller bills or coins that equal the amount of the original bill. For example, if you get change for a $5 bill, you may get five $1 bills or you may get four $1 bills and coins that add up to $1 or you may get some other combination of bills and coins.

   Can I get change for this $100 bill please?

3. (countable) A change is a replacement.

   I brought a change of clothes, just in case.

Related words

• changeless