American English
/ʧeɪnʤ/
One syllable.
To make someone or something different, or to become different.
Practice out loudTo make someone or something different, or to become different.
The leaves changed from green to yellow.
She changed the meeting time.
change your mind · change direction · change the subject · change your plans
change + noun
change from + noun + to + noun
A difference that happens in a person, thing, or situation.
Moving abroad was a big change.
We noticed a change in his voice.
a major change · a sudden change · positive change · a change in plans
a change in + noun
a change from + noun + to + noun
To use a different thing, place, job, or service instead of the one you used before.
Can I change my seat?
They changed jobs last year.
change jobs · change seats · change schools · change providers
change + noun
change to + noun
To take off the clothes you are wearing and put on different clothes.
The children changed clothes after the game.
He changed into a clean shirt.
change clothes · change into pajamas · change into dry clothes
change + clothes
change into + noun
to decide differently from what you first decided
I changed my mind and stayed home.
instead of doing or having the usual thing
Let's eat outside for a change.
a different set of clothes
Pack a change of clothes for the trip.
The final e is dropped in changing: changing, not changeing.