to change lives
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3.4
- phrasal verb
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cambiar vidas
- I'm forever grateful your course is changing lives and you are a great man for that.
- change lives forever
- help change lives
- education changes lives
Those things can be amazing, change lives, save lives.
- Those things can be amazing, change lives, save lives.
- And, you know, let's hope that reverse can continue to change lives.
- Why you chose to be a Spartan warrior man, to change lives, to make an impact.
- And here you are just, you know, changing lives.
- Like building an organization for the Kingdom that's changing lives.
- And I think changing lives through whatever I decide to do, fitness will be part of it.
- And that's when God comes into my heart and changes lives.
Examples
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School libraries build futures and can change lives in deep and impactful ways.
Academic text (2015) -
Whether it's hosting an event, cooking, cleaning, organizing, or just eating, your help will undoubtedly change lives.
Blog text (23) -
My focus is I have a knowledge and information that I know that can change lives, not just one life, not just like lives.
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Those things can be amazing, change lives, save lives.
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It's powerful because people change lives for the good.
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I just hope to be able to change lives how I changed mine.
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Come be a part of something important... something that changes lives.
Blog text (26) -
I love doing these free trainings because they change lives and this one is going to change yours.
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On the side, I serve on the board of a non-profit changing lives through teaching values to at-risk youth.
Blog text (28) -
The organization's mission is to change lives by providing education and support to those in need.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
To cause a change in a person or thing
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2.8
Cause a clear, positive change in a situation or person
23
3.0
To make a big and lasting difference in someone's life
Antonyms
How Likely
8
3.4
154
3.4
- Informal
49
6.2
∞
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to have a significant transformative effect on people' is directly derivable from 'change' (to alter or transform) + 'lives' (people's existence). This is a straightforward, compositional verb + object phrase found across languages and follows familiar semantic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase change lives comes from the picture of moving someone from a dark room into sunlight: to change people's lives is like giving them a new path or chance. That's why it means 'make a big difference' in how people live.