change

About 236.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To become something different.

   The tadpole changed into a frog.

2. verb To make something into something else.

   The fairy changed the frog into a prince.

3. verb To replace.

   Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb.

4. verb To replace one's clothing.

   You can't go into the dressing room while she’s changing.

5. verb To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).

   It’s your turn to change the baby.

6. verb To replace the sheets on (a bed) with fresh clean ones.
7. verb To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
8. verb To exchange.

Similar words

alteration alter convert interchange vary modification variety transfer exchange deepen

Often followed by

in of the and is from to their was

Word family

Change Changes changed changer changers changes changing