change

change¹ W1S1 [tʃeındʒ] v

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1¦(become different/make something different)¦

2¦(start doing/using something different)¦

3¦(replace something)¦

4 change your mind

5 change sides

6¦(clothes)¦

7¦(bed)¦

8¦(exchange goods)¦

9¦(exchange money)¦

10¦(trains/buses/aircraft)¦

11 change hands

12 change places (with somebody)

13¦(gear)¦

14 change your tune

15¦(wind)¦

16 change your spots

Phrasal verbs

　change something<=>around

　change over

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[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: changier, from Latin cambiare 'to exchange']

1.) ¦(BECOME DIFFERENT/MAKE SOMETHING DIFFERENT)¦ [I and T]

to become different, or to make something become different

▪ Susan has changed a lot since I last saw her.

▪ Changing your eating habits is the best way to lose weight.

▪ The rules are not going to change overnight (=change quickly) .

▪ Why do the leaves on trees change colour in the autumn?

change (from sth) to sth

▪ He changed from being a nice lad to being rude and unhelpful.

change into

▪ The hissing sound gradually changed into a low hum.

change sb/sth into sth

▪ A witch had changed him into a mouse.

change sth to sth

▪ Mueller changed his name to Miller when he became a U.S. citizen.

changing circumstances/attitudes/conditions etc

▪ the changing circumstances of the family

change drastically/radically/profoundly etc

▪ Attitudes towards sexuality have radically changed.

2.) ¦(START DOING/USING SOMETHING DIFFERENT)¦ [I and T]

to stop doing or using one thing, and start doing or using something else instead

= ↑switch

▪ She changed jobs in May.

change (from sth) to sth

▪ The company has recently changed to a more powerful computer system.

▪ The ship changed course and headed south.

▪ The company has had to change direction because of developments in technology.

▪ Piper awkwardly tried to change the subject (=talk about something else) .

3.) ¦(REPLACE SOMETHING)¦ [T]

to put or use something new or different in place of something else, especially because it is old, damaged, or broken

▪ Three boys were changing a tyre by the side of the road.

▪ When I lost my keys, we had to change all the locks.

change sth (from sth) to sth

▪ The time of the meeting has been changed from 11 a.m. to 10:30.

▪ How often do you change cars (=buy a new car and sell the old one) ?

4.) change your mind

to change your decision, plan, or opinion about something

▪ Her father tried to get her to change her mind.

change your mind about

▪ If you change your mind about the job, just give me a call.

5.) change sides

to leave one party, group etc and join an opposing party, group etc

▪ It's quite rare for politicians to change sides.

6.) ¦(CLOTHES)¦

a) [I and T]

to take off your clothes and put on different ones

▪ Francis came in while Jay was changing.

▪ Change your dress - that one looks dirty.

change into/out of

▪ Sara changed into her swimsuit and ran out for a quick swim.

▪ You'd better go and get changed .

b) [T]

to put a clean ↑nappy on a baby, or to put clean clothes on a baby or small child

▪ I bathed him and changed his diaper.

▪ Can you change the baby for me while I finish chopping the carrots?

7.) ¦(BED)¦ [T]

to take the dirty ↑sheets off a bed and put on clean ones

8.) ¦(EXCHANGE GOODS)¦ [T]

BrE

a) to take back to a shop something that you have bought and get something different instead, especially because there is something wrong with it

American Equivalent: exchangechange sth for sth

▪ I bought these gloves for my daughter, but they're too large. Can I change them for a smaller size?

b) to give a customer something different instead of what they have bought, especially because there is something wrong with it

American Equivalent: exchange

▪ I'm sure the shop will change them for you.

9.) ¦(EXCHANGE MONEY)¦ [T]

a) to get smaller units of money that add up to the same value as a larger unit

▪ Can you change a £20 note?

b) to get money from one country for the same value of money from another country

change sth into/for sth

▪ I want to change my dollars into pesos, please.

10.) ¦(TRAINS/BUSES/AIRCRAFT)¦ [I and T]

to get off one train, bus, or aircraft and into another in order to continue your journey

change at

▪ Passengers for Liverpool should change at Crewe.

change trains/buses/planes etc

▪ I had to change planes in Denver.

all change!

(=used to tell passengers to get off a train because it does not go any further)

11.) change hands

if property changes hands, it starts to belong to someone else

▪ The house has changed hands three times in the last two years.

12.) change places (with sb)

a) to give someone your place and take their place

▪ Would you mind changing places with me so I can sit next to my friend?

b) to take someone else's social position or situation in life instead of yours

▪ She may be rich, but I wouldn't want to change places with her.

13.) ¦(GEAR)¦ [I and T]

to put the engine of a vehicle into a higher or lower ↑gear in order to go faster or slower

change (into/out of) gear

▪ Change into second gear as you approach the corner.

change up/down BrE

▪ Change down before you get to the hill.

14.) change your tune informal

to start expressing a different attitude and reacting in a different way, after something has happened

▪ The question is, will the president change his tune on taxes?

15.) ¦(WIND)¦

if the wind changes, it starts to blow in a different direction

16.) change your spots

to change your character completely

▪ US business has changed its spots in recent years.

→chop and change [i]at ↑chop¹ (3)

change around [change sth<=>around] phr v

to move things into different positions

▪ When we'd changed the furniture around, the room looked quite different.

change over phr v

to stop doing or using one thing and start doing or using another

▪ Complete all the exercises on one leg, then change over.

change over to

▪ We hope to change over to the new software by next month.

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WORD FOCUS: change

to change something: alter, adapt, adjust, amend, modify, revise, vary

to change a system or organization: restructure, reorganize, reform

to change something completely: transform, revolutionize

to change facts or information, or change what someone has said: twist, distort, misrepresent

easily changed: flexible, adaptable

impossible to change: fixed, final, irrevocable

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change ²

change² W1S1 n

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1¦(things becoming different)¦

2¦(from one thing to another)¦

3¦(pleasant new situation)¦

4¦(money)¦

5 small change

6 change of clothes/underwear etc

7¦(train/bus/aircraft)¦

8 get no change out of somebody

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1.) ¦(THINGS BECOMING DIFFERENT)¦ [U and C]

the process or result of something or someone becoming different

▪ Many people find it hard to cope with change.

▪ scientists worried about climatic change

change in

▪ changes in the immigration laws

▪ A change in personality may mean your teenager has a drug problem.

change of

▪ a change of temperature

▪ No major changes were made to the book.

change for the better/worse

(=a change that makes a situation better or worse)

▪ There was a change for the better in the patient's condition.

social/political/economic etc change

▪ the sweeping political changes after the fall of communism

▪ She had a change of heart (=change in attitude) and decided to stay.

▪ Family life has undergone dramatic change in recent years.

2.) ¦(FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER)¦

the fact of one thing or person being replaced by another

▪ The car needs an oil change.

change of

▪ a change of government

▪ a change of address

change from sth to sth

▪ the gradual change from grasslands to true desert

▪ The government has made some major policy changes .

3.) ¦(PLEASANT NEW SITUATION)¦ [singular]

a situation or experience that is different from what happened before, and is usually interesting or enjoyable

change from

▪ The morning was cool; a welcome change from the heat of the day before.

for a change

▪ How about dinner out for a change?

it/that makes a change

(=used to say that something is better than and different from usual)

▪ 'Ron's buying the drinks.' 'That makes a change.'

change of scene/air/pace etc

(=when you go to a different place or do something different)

▪ The patients benefit greatly from a change of scenery.

4.) ¦(MONEY)¦[U]

a) the money that you get back when you have paid for something with more money than it costs

▪ Here's your change, sir.

make change

AmE (=give someone change)

▪ Andy was making change for a customer.

b) money in the form of coins, not paper money

in change

▪ I have about a dollar in change.

▪ Matt emptied the loose change from his pockets.

▪ A beggar asked for some spare change (=coins that you do not need) .

c) coins or paper money that you give in exchange for the same amount of money in a larger unit

change for £1/$10

▪ Excuse me, have you got change for a pound?

make change

AmE (=give someone change)

▪ Can you make change for $20?

5.) small change

a) coins you have that do not have a high value

▪ I only had about a pound in small change.

b) used to emphasize that something is a small amount of money when it is compared to a larger amount

▪ The program costs $20 million a year, small change by Washington standards.

6.) change of clothes/underwear etc

an additional set of clothes that you have with you, for example when you are travelling

7.) ¦(TRAIN/BUS/AIRCRAFT)¦

a situation in which you get off one train, bus, or aircraft and get on another in order to continue your journey

▪ Even with a change of trains, the subway is quicker than a cab at rush hour.

8.) get no change out of sb

BrE spoken to get no useful information or help from someone

▪ I wouldn't bother asking Richard - you'll get no change out of him.

→ring the changes at ↑ring² (6)