change
To become something different.
Example
“The tadpole changed into a frog.”
Other meanings
To make something into something else.
To replace one's clothing.
“You can't go into the dressing room while she’s changing.”
Synonyms
- alter
- modify
Related words
- all change
- changeable
- change by reversal
- change course
- change direction
- changeful
- change out
- change hands
- change horses in midstream
- change integrity
- changeling
- change one's mind
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "cambio".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “change” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.