Overview of verb change

The verb change has 10 senses

• change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")


• change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")


• change, alter, vary -- (become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season")


• switch, shift, change -- (lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes")


• change -- (change clothes; put on different clothes; "Change before you go to the opera")


• change, exchange, commute, convert -- (exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares")


• exchange, change, interchange -- (give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year")


• transfer, change -- (change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast")


• deepen, change -- (become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password")


• change -- (remove or replace the coverings of; "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens")

Overview of adj changed

The adj changed has 3 senses

• changed -- (made or become different in nature or form; "changed attitudes"; "changed styles of dress"; "a greatly changed country after the war")


• changed -- (made or become different in some respect; "he's an altered (or changed) man since his election to Congress")


• changed -- (changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism; "metamorphic rocks")