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changing

changing

2.4
Becoming different over time
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
translation icon : cambiante
  • Today we're going to talk about the changing shape of Great Britain.

Today we're going to talk about the changing shape of Great Britain.

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Examples

  • The changing landscape of technology impacts the way we communicate daily.

  • They are about goddess figures like First Woman, Changing Woman, Thought Woman, and Old Woman.

    Academic text (1998)
  • WELL, THE WORLD'S A CHANGING PLACE, McBRIDE.

  • The changing seasons always bring new colors and temperatures.

  • Economists are studying the changing trends in consumer behavior over the past decade.

Synonyms

ever-changing
vschanging
15 4.3

Changing all the time

is the same meaning but used as a common compound adjective
changeable
vschanging
8 3.5

Able to become different or not stay the same

is marked by ongoing transformation rather than mere potential to alter
changeful
vschanging
  • Archaic
1 7.5

Tends to be different often

is marked by continuous transformation rather than only tending to alter
evolutive
vschanging
7.7

Continuing to change or develop slowly over time

is marked by continuous transformation rather than slow gradual development
shifting
vschanging
3.8

Changing position or direction in an unpredictable way

is continuous transformation instead of occasional subtle variation

Compounds

A ceremony when uniformed guards change places and duties at a palace

How Changing

evolvement
1 6.4
changing
2.4
variable
  • Specialized
140 4.2
stable
473 2.3
unchanging
7 3.7

Surface Forms

changing positive

Morphology

changing = change (transparent) = change + ing

Formed from the verb 'change' with the participial/gerundial suffix '-ing' to indicate ongoing action or state.

Etymology

Changing comes from the verb change, which originally meant 'to exchange' or swap one thing for another. The same root appears in exchange, so thinking of swapping helps you remember that changing means 'becoming different'.