| change | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To become something different. | |
| The tadpole changed into a frog. Stock prices are constantly changing. | |
| 2. v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something else. | |
| The fairy changed the frog into a prince. I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit. | |
| 3. v. To replace. | |
| Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb. After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt. | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing. | |
| You can't go into the dressing room while she's changing. The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started. | |
| 5. v. To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it). | |
| It's your turn to change the baby. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.) | |
| 7. v. (archaic) To exchange. | |
| 8. v. To change hand while riding (a horse). | |
| to change a horse | |
| 9. n. The process of becoming different. | |
| The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it. | |
| 10. n. Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination. | |
| Can I get change for this $100 bill please? | |
| 11. n. A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes | |
| 12. n. Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item. | |
| A customer who pays with a 10-pound note for a £9 item receives one pound in change. | |
| 13. n. Coins (as opposed to paper money). | |
| Do you have any change on you? I need to make a phone call. | |
| 14. n. A transfer between vehicles. | |
| The train journey from Bristol to Nottingham includes a change at Birmingham. | |
| 15. n. (baseball) A change-up pitch. | |
| 16. n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale. | |
| 17. n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange. | |
| 18. n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse. | |
