to change
- verb
- /tʃeɪndʒ/
- If educators are creative and informed, they can change teaching and learning in their schools.
- change behavior
- change one's mind
- change the way
And how does that change you in doing that?
- And how does that change you in doing that?
- So I think VR is going to change Violin games.
- The only time you get to change is right now.
- Third thing, change your mind, change your life.
- And I became a warrior to change psychiatry.
- And if we don't change that, that will continue.
- We do all of these things to change our mental state.
- Like maybe maybe this is going to change my life.
Examples
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And it's time for things to change because I'm tired.
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In other words, we need to change the way our country works.
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The only time you get to change is right now.
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So how do we change that model?
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Has he done one thing to change himself in any way?
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We do all of these things to change our mental state.
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And when the need changes, so does the loyalty.
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I can't change the way things are done around here.
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Requirements for full participation in our society have changed enormously and continue to change rapidly.
Academic text (2013) -
I want to change my study habits to improve my grades.
Synonyms
Start to change into a different state or role
Change into something different
To change into something different or make something change
To change one thing or person for another
Change something a lot so it looks or works very differently
To change something slightly or become different
Make small changes to something to make it more useful
To change something so it fits a new use or situation
Make a thing or person look new and work better
Make something a little different
Change something from one form to another
To change from one state or activity to another
To change the genes of a living thing
Completely change something in a new and much better way
To change the form of something so it looks different
To change the shape and look of something, usually a room or building
To change something into a different form or material
Change how something looks or works to improve it
Change completely in form or appearance
Make a small change for a short time to try something different
To change something into a very different form, often as if by magic
To change something into a new or different form
Change something into a different form or nature
To become different or make something change
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Switching leaders or plans during a project that is already happening when it is risky
Make the situation different so some people have a better chance to win
- Informal
To have a different opinion after seeing new facts or benefits
Phrasal Verbs
Switch to a different television channel by pressing a button or using the remote
Compounds
- Informal
An activity that is different from your normal routine to give you a pleasant break
- Specialized
A medical operation and hormone treatment to make a person's body match the gender they feel
The time when a country's leaders, laws and policies become different after elections or protests
- Specialized
Long-term change in Earth's usual weather and temperature mainly caused by people
- Archaic
Medical treatment with surgery and hormones that helps a person live as a different gender
- Specialized
A change where something changes state or appearance but stays the same substance
- Jargon
An act of replacing the player who throws the ball with another during a baseball game
- Specialized
A process that turns one substance into a different one by changing its atoms or molecules
- Specialized
A material that moves from solid to liquid or gas without making a new substance
- Specialized
A baseball pitch thrown much slower than expected to surprise a batter
- Specialized
A process where matter moves between solid, liquid, and gas without a chemical reaction
- Formal
A one-time payment that a local government asks to handle a request to change how land can be used
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Change comes from an old French word changier meaning 'to exchange', just like in the modern word exchange. So to change something is to make it different or to swap it for another thing.