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ALL meanings of changes

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  • noun changes Plural form of change. 1
  • verb with object changes to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history. 1
  • verb with object changes to transform or convert (usually followed by into): The witch changed the prince into a toad. 1
  • verb with object changes to substitute another or others for; exchange for something else, usually of the same kind: She changed her shoes when she got home from the office. 1
  • verb with object changes to give and take reciprocally; interchange: to change places with someone. 1
  • verb with object changes to transfer from one (conveyance) to another: You'll have to change planes in Chicago. 1
  • verb with object changes to give or get an equivalent amount of money in lower denominations in exchange for: to change a five-dollar bill. 1
  • verb with object changes to give or get foreign money in exchange for: to change dollars into francs. 1
  • verb with object changes to remove and replace the covering or coverings of: to change a bed. 1
  • verb with object changes to remove a dirty diaper from (a baby) and replace it with a clean one: new parents, learning to change a baby. 1
  • verb without object changes to become different: Overnight the nation's mood changed. 1
  • verb without object changes to become altered or modified: Colors change if they are exposed to the sun. 1
  • verb without object changes to become transformed or converted (usually followed by into): The toad changed back into a prince. 1
  • verb without object changes to pass gradually into (usually followed by to or into): Summer changed to autumn. 1
  • verb without object changes to switch or to make an exchange: If you want to sit next to the window, I'll change with you. 1
  • verb without object changes to transfer between trains or other conveyances: We can take the local and change to an express at the next stop. 1
  • verb without object changes to remove one's clothes and put on different clothes: She changed into jeans. 1
  • verb without object changes (of the moon) to pass from one phase to another. 1
  • verb without object changes (of the voice) to become deeper in tone; come to have a lower register: The boy's voice began to change when he was thirteen. 1
  • noun changes the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed: They are pleased by the change in their son's behavior. 1
  • noun changes a transformation or modification; alteration: They noticed the change in his facial expression. 1
  • noun changes a variation or deviation: a change in the daily routine. 1
  • noun changes the substitution of one thing for another: We finally made the change to an oil-burning furnace. 1
  • noun changes variety or novelty: Let's try a new restaurant for a change. 1
  • noun changes the passing from one place, state, form, or phase to another: a change of seasons; social change. 1
  • noun changes Jazz. harmonic progression from one tonality to another; modulation. 1
  • noun changes the supplanting of one thing by another: We need a total change of leadership. 1
  • noun changes anything that is or may be substituted for another. 1
  • noun changes a fresh set of clothing. 1
  • noun changes money given in exchange for an equivalent of higher denomination. 1
  • noun changes a balance of money that is returned when the sum tendered in payment is larger than the sum due. 1
  • noun changes coins of low denomination. 1
  • noun changes any of the various sequences in which a peal of bells may be rung. 1
  • noun changes Also, 'change. British. exchange (def 10). 1
  • noun changes Obsolete. changefulness; caprice. 1
  • idioms changes change front, Military. to shift a military force in another direction. 1
  • idioms changes change hands. hand (def 47). 1
  • idioms changes change one's mind, to change one's opinions or intentions. 1
  • idioms changes ring the changes, to perform all permutations possible in ringing a set of tuned bells, as in a bell tower of a church. to vary the manner of performing an action or of discussing a subject; repeat with variations. 1
  • noun changes plural of change. 0
  • verb changes third-person singular simple present indicative form of change. 0
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