change

change [chānj]

vt.

changed, changing [ME changen < OFr changier < LL cambiare < L cambire, to exchange, barter < Celt (as in OIr camb) < IE base * kamb-, to bend, crook (> Welsh cam, Bret kamm, crooked)]

1. to put or take (a thing) in place of something else; substitute for, replace with, or transfer to another of a similar kind [to change one's clothes, to change jobs]

2. to give and receive reciprocally; exchange; switch [let's change seats]

3.

a) to cause to become different; alter; transform; convert [success changed him]

b) to undergo a variation of [leaves change color]

4. to give or receive the equivalent of (a coin or bank note) in currency of lower denominations or in foreign money

5. to put a fresh, replacement covering, as a diaper or bedclothes, on

vi.

1.

a) to become different; alter; vary [the scene changes]

b) to undergo alteration or replacement

2. to pass from one phase to another, as the moon

3. to become lower in range: said specif. of the male voice at puberty

4. to leave one train, bus, etc. and board another

5. to put on other clothes

6. to make an exchange

n.

1. the act or process of substitution, alteration, or variation

2. absence of monotony; variety

3. something that is or may be substituted; something of the same kind but new or fresh

4. another set of clothes, esp. a fresh set to put on

5.

a) money returned as the difference between the price of something bought and the bill or coin of larger denomination given in payment

b) a number of coins or bills whose total value equals a single larger coin or bill

c) small coins

6. a place where merchants meet to do business; exchange: also written 'change

7. [usually pl.] Bell Ringing any pattern or order in which the bells may be rung

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change off

to take turns

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ring the changes

1. to ring a set of bells with all possible variations

2. to do or say a thing in many and various ways

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the change

Informal MENOPAUSE

SYN.- CHANGE denotes a making or becoming distinctly different and implies either a radical transmutation of character or replacement with something else [I'll change my shoes ]; ALTER implies a partial change, as in appearance, so that the identity is preserved [to alter a garment ]; VARY suggests irregular or intermittent change [to vary one's reading ]; MODIFY implies minor change, often so as to limit or moderate [to modify the language of a report ]; TRANSFORM implies a change in form and now, usually, in nature or function [to transform matter into energy ]; CONVERT suggests more strongly change to suit a new function [to convert a barn into a house ]