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Synonyms for CHANGES: alterations, differences, modifications, variations, shifts, revisions, adjustments, fluctuations; Antonyms of CHANGES: fixations, stabilizations, sets, fixes, freezes, stabilizes, plateaus
change verb (CLOTHES/BEDS) A2 [ I or T ] to remove one set of clothes and put a different set on yourself or a young child, especially a baby, or to remove dirty sheets from a bed and put clean ones on it: You don't need to change - you look great as you are.
a. : to make different in some particular : alter. never bothered to change the will. b. : to make radically different : transform. can't change human nature. c. : to give a different position, course, or direction to. changed his residence from Ohio to California.
The noun change can refer to any thing or state that is different from what it once was. Change is everywhere in life — and in English. The word has numerous senses, both as a noun and verb, and is a part of many common phrases, like "a change of heart."
to become different, or to make someone or something become different: I hadn't seen her for twenty years, but she hadn't changed a bit. Meeting you has changed my life. She's changed from being a happy, healthy child to being ill all the time. Since he met her, he's a changed man. changing attitudes.
verb (used with object) , changed, chang·ing. to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
See ring the changes SYNONYMS 1. transmute, transform; vary, mutate; amend, modify. change , alter both mean to make a difference in the state or condition of a thing or to substitute another state or condition.
A store changes an item when it agrees to give a customer a new item in exchange for one that is damaged, etc.: Some places won't let you change items without a receipt . The store offered to change the faulty items or refund my money .
Definition of change verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
I need to make some major changes in my life. a change in policy/law; The past decade has seen dramatic changes in global poverty. change to something We need to inform you of significant changes to the tax system. She is someone who hates change. social/political/economic change
