Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To cause to be different.
- intransitive verb To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform.
- intransitive verb To give and receive reciprocally; interchange.
- intransitive verb To exchange for or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.
- intransitive verb To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch.
- intransitive verb To transfer from (one conveyance) to another.
- intransitive verb To give or receive the equivalent of (money) in lower denominations or in foreign currency.
- intransitive verb To put a fresh covering on.
- intransitive verb To become different or undergo alteration.
- intransitive verb To undergo transformation or transition.
- intransitive verb To go from one phase to another, as the moon or the seasons.
- intransitive verb To make an exchange.
- intransitive verb To transfer from one conveyance to another.
- intransitive verb To put on other clothing.
- intransitive verb To become deeper in tone.
- noun The act, process, or result of altering or modifying.
- noun The replacing of one thing for another; substitution.
- noun A transformation or transition from one state, condition, or phase to another.
- noun Something different; variety.
- noun A different or fresh set of clothing.
- noun Money of smaller denomination given or received in exchange for money of higher denomination.
- noun The balance of money returned when an amount given is more than what is due.
- noun Coins.
- noun A pattern or order in which bells are rung.
- noun In jazz, a change of harmony; a modulation.
- noun A market or exchange where business is transacted.
- idiom (change hands) To pass from one owner to another.
- idiom (change (one's) mind) To reverse a previously held opinion or an earlier decision.
- idiom (change (one's) tune) To alter one's approach or attitude.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To change, radically, one's views on any question.
- To substitute another thing or things for; shift; cause to be replaced by another: as, to
change the clothes, or one suit of clothes for another; to change one's position. - Specifically To give or procure an equivalent for in smaller parts of like kind; make or get change for: said of money: as, to
change a bank-note (that is, to give or receive coins or smaller notes in exchange for it). - To give and take reciprocally; barter; exchange.
- To cause to turn or pass from one state to another; alter or make different; vary in external form or in essence: as, to
change the color or shape of a thing; to change countenance. - To render acid or tainted; turn from a natural state of sweetness and purity: as, the wine is changed; thunder and lightning are said to change milk.
- To be altered; undergo variation; be partially or wholly transformed: as, men sometimes
change for the better, often for the worse. - To pass from one phase to another, as the moon: as, the moon will change on Friday.
- To become acid or tainted, as milk.
- noun Any variation or alteration in form, state, quality, or essence; a passing from one state or form to another: as, a change of countenance or of aspect; a change of habits or principles.
- noun Specifically
- noun The passing from life to death; death.
- noun In vocalics, the mutation of the male voice at puberty, whereby the soprano or alto of the boy is replaced by the tenor or bass of the man.
- noun In harmony, a modulation or transition from one key or tonality to another.
- noun Variation or variableness in general; the quality or condition of being unstable; instability; transition; alteration: as, all things are subject to change; change is the central fact of existence.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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FDA, mercury not affected by Obama's 'change' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'FDA, mercury not affected by Obama\'s \'change\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: Obama promised change, such as higher ethical standards and a reduction in human mercury exposure.
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We are bringing women into politics to change the nature of politics, to �change the vision, to change the institutions.
Abzug's Speech at the Fourth World Conference On Women September 12, 1995 -- Beijing, People's Republic Of China Jewish Women's Archive 1995
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We are bringing women into politics to change the nature of politics, to �change the vision, to change the institutions.
Abzug's Speech at the Fourth World Conference On Women September 12, 1995 -- Beijing, People's Republic Of China Jewish Women's Archive 1995
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As they change their rattle, and rattle their '_change_.'
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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This practical "revolutionary evolution," as he called it, was described by Marx (in resigning from a communist society) in 1851: "We say to the working people, 'You will have to go through ten, fifteen, fifty years of _civil wars and wars between nations_ not only to change existing conditions, but to _change yourselves and to make yourselves worthy of political power_.'"
Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement William English Walling
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_Nothing_ can change what _cannot change_, and I consider all these things, which have always been _a bore_ to me, as a matter _of duty_ and not otherwise.
The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume 1 (of 3), 1837-1843) A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861 Queen of Great Britain Victoria 1860
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Because President-elect Obama cried change, will he address real transformation toward a sustainable society or continue ´fatuous change´ as he continues ´consensus trance´?
American Chronicle 2008
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_vibratory_, and most persons have received the impression that the vibratory motion was an actual change of position of the molecular in space instead of a _change of form_.
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a gradual, natural, or slow change, while revolution means a sudden, forced, or violent change_.
The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale Lewis Madison Terman 1916
born2badored commented on the word change
we could all use a little
December 7, 2006
nathanscripps commented on the word change
Whither tilth?
Sir Herbert Read
To Hell with Culture
There is a further preliminary distinction to be made. Conscious of their regressive direction, reactionaries are always anxious to deny the existence of progress. This is an emotive word and must be handled with care.
December 13, 2020
nathanscripps commented on the word change
Whither tilth?
Sir Herbert Read
To Hell with Culture
Change, however, is persistent enough, and it is difficult to see how it could be arrested, short of the death of mankind. Existence itself is a changeful process- a process of conception, gestation, birth, growth and decay.
December 13, 2020