change
- noun
- /tʃeɪndʒ/
- And this is my little change in outfit.
Like during the pandemic, he did two to three outfit changes per day.
- Like during the pandemic, he did two to three outfit changes per day.
- Like who does a costume change in between the first game and the second game?
Examples
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Before the performance, he always brings a change of clothes in case he needs to freshen up.
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After swimming, she quickly went to the locker room to grab her change of clothes.
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Yeah, I needed, I needed a change of space.
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- When did you last have a change of clothes?
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I brought a change of clothes and some personal items.
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He used to bring a change of clothes to our house when he came to visit.
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At the beach, it's common to have a change of clothes handy for when you're done swimming.
Synonyms
An extra set of clothes to wear if your clothes get wet or dirty
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
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Change comes from an old French word changier meaning 'to exchange', which led to the idea of swapping one set of clothes for another. So a change is a different or fresh set of clothes to put on.