📒 to become different
- Rick hasn't changed. He looks exactly the same as he did at school.
- We examined changing attitudes towards education.
- The company failed to adapt to changing circumstances.
📒 to make somebody/something different
- Fame hasn't really changed him.
- That experience changed my life.
- The internet has changed the way people work.
📒 to pass from one state or form into another; to make somebody/something pass from one state or form into another
- Wait for the traffic lights to change.
- change from A to/into B The lights changed from red to green.
- change to/into something The lights changed to green.
📒 to stop having one state, position or direction and start having another
- Leaves change colour in autumn.
- The wind has changed direction.
- Our ship changed course.
📒 to replace one thing, person, service, etc. with something new or different
- change somebody/something I want to change my doctor.
- I didn't change my name when I got married.
- That back tyre needs changing.
📒 to exchange positions, places, etc. with somebody else, so that you have what they have, and they have what you have
- change something At half-time the teams change ends.
- We asked the waiter if we could change tables.
- change something with somebody Can I change seats with you?
📒 to exchange money into the money of another country
- change something I need to change some euros.
- change A into B to change dollars into yen
📒 to exchange money for the same amount in different coins or notes
- change something Can you change a £20 note?
- change A for/into B The storekeeper changed my dollar bill for four quarters.
📒 to exchange something that you have bought for something else, especially because there is something wrong with it; to give a customer a new item because there is something wrong with the one they have bought
- change A for B This shirt I bought's too small—I'll have to change it for a bigger one.
- Of course we'll change it for a larger size, Madam.
- change something If you bring the dress back with the receipt, you can change it.
📒 to go from one bus, train, etc. to another in order to continue a journey
- Where do I have to change?
- Change at Reading (for London).
- change something I stopped in Moscow only to change planes.
📒 to put on different or clean clothes
- I went into the bedroom to change.
- change into something She changed into her swimsuit.
- change out of something You need to change out of those wet things.
📒 to put clean clothes or a clean nappy on a baby
- She can't even change a nappy.
- The baby needs changing.
- There are baby changing facilities in all our stores.
📒 to put clean sheets, etc. on a bed
- to change the sheets
- Could you help me change the bed?
📒 to pass to a different owner
- The house has changed hands several times.
📒 to change to a different or new activity while you are in the middle of something else; to change from supporting one person or thing to another
📒 to change a decision or an opinion
- Nothing will make me change my mind.
- What made you change your mind?
📒 to be in somebody else’s situation
- I'm perfectly happy—I wouldn't change places with anyone.
📒 to express a different opinion or behave in a different way when your situation changes
- Wait until it happens to him—he'll soon change his tune.
📒 to start to live or behave in a different way from before
- He was in trouble with the police as a teenager but now he’s completely changed his ways.
- Your father is unlikely to change his ways now.
📒 to keep changing your mind or what you are doing
📒 people cannot change their character, especially if they have a bad character
- You didn’t really expect her to be on time, did you? A leopard can’t change its spots.