to change form
4
3.9
- phrasal verb
:
cambiar de forma
- Michael, however, is rapidly changing form.
- it can just change form
- it can only change form
Examples
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Erskine and Warner realized that the only way rivers can change form is if the characteristic flow changes.
Blog text (34) -
Two Australian fluvial geomorphologists by the names of Erskine and Warner noticed that central New South Wales streams changed form from high-energy braided to low-energy meandering.
Blog text (34) -
Therefore, some payments to Mr. Ward continue; they have simply changed form.
Blog text (22) -
The DEMONS laugh as she changes form.
Fiction book (1990) -
We wanted to be first. "You can change form!" Nona said as if just realizing it.
Fiction book (1992) -
Indeed, some of the power may reside in the individual's ability to change form, age, gender, position, or sexual orientation.
Academic text (2005) -
Maya activism has changed form repeatedly over the centuries but has always featured grassroots networking and a segmentary mobilization structure.
Academic text (2008) -
The magician's trick made the rabbit change form into a dove before our eyes.
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As the seasons progress, nature changes form, revealing vibrant colors and different landscapes.
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When exposed to extreme heat, the solid wax began to change form and melt into liquid.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make something or someone different
∞
1.0
Change into something different
890
2.2
To change into something different or make something change
523
3.4
Change something a lot so it looks or works very differently
493
2.5
To change something slightly or become different
89
2.9
Change something from one form to another
88
3.8
To change from one state or activity to another
76
5.8
To change smoothly from one form to another
65
3.7
Change something so it works in a different system
49
3.5
To change the form of something so it looks different
9
3.6
To become a different shape
9
5.6
Present an idea in a different form or style
8
7.5
To change something into a different form or material
7
4.1
Change how something looks or works to improve it
5
8.2
Change completely in form or appearance
4
8.2
To change a person or thing so they look more beautiful and spiritual
3
9.9
To change something into a very different form, often as if by magic
3
8.6
To change your body or look into another form, often an animal
3
4.9
To change something into a new or different form
2
4.6
To change how something is shaped or how it works
Change into another form, like a person or animal, by magic
Change something into a different form or nature
Antonyms
How Different
5
8.2
- Literature
4
8.2
523
3.4
4
3.9
493
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to assume a different shape or form' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'change' (to alter or transform) with 'form' (shape or appearance). This is a literal, compositional verb + noun phrase common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Change form comes from simple images in stories and everyday life of things becoming new shapes, like a wizard turning into an animal or a piece of metal that bends when heated. So change form means 'to transform' and literally to change its form.