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interchange

in·ter·change
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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [verb in-ter-cheynj; noun in-ter-cheynj]
    • /verb ˌɪn tərˈtʃeɪndʒ; noun ˈɪn tərˌtʃeɪndʒ/
    • /ˌɪn.təˈtʃeɪndʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb in-ter-cheynj; noun in-ter-cheynj]
    • /verb ˌɪn tərˈtʃeɪndʒ; noun ˈɪn tərˌtʃeɪndʒ/

Definitions of interchange word

  • verb with object interchange to put each in the place of the other: to interchange pieces of modular furniture. 1
  • verb with object interchange to cause (one thing) to change places with another; transpose. 1
  • verb with object interchange to give and receive (things) reciprocally; exchange: The twins interchanged clothes frequently. 1
  • verb with object interchange to cause to follow one another alternately; alternate: to interchange business cares with pleasures. 1
  • verb without object interchange to occur by turns or in succession; alternate. 1
  • verb without object interchange to change places, as two persons or things, or as one with another. 1

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Origin of interchange

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; inter- + change; replacing Middle English entrechaungen < Middle French entrechangier

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Interchange

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

interchange popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

interchange usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for interchange

noun interchange

  • intersection — a place where two or more roads meet, especially when at least one is a major highway; junction.
  • junction — an act of joining; combining.
  • give-and-take — the practice of dealing by compromise or mutual concession; cooperation.
  • barter — If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money.
  • shift — to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.

verb interchange

  • commute — If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work.
  • convert — If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel.
  • bandy — If you bandy words with someone, you argue with them.
  • reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
  • relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).

Antonyms for interchange

verb interchange

  • disconnect — SCSI reconnect
  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.

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