gerund or present participle
Becoming different, or making someone or something different.
The weather is changing rapidly.
The company is changing its policies.
American English
How to pronounce changing
verb · adjectiveA2Very common word
CHEYNjihng
/ˈʧeɪn.ʤɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of change
As a verb form, changing is used for an action in progress and can also describe something that is becoming different.
Becoming different, or making someone or something different.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund or present participle
Using a different thing, place, job, or service instead of the one used before.
I am changing my seat.
They are changing jobs this year.
gerund or present participle
Taking off the clothes being worn and putting on different clothes.
I am changing my clothes now.
She is changing into a dry shirt.
gerund or present participle
Giving one kind of money and receiving another kind, or receiving smaller bills or coins.
We are changing our dollars into pesos.
He is changing a hundred-dollar bill.
Useful expressions
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.
Related words & forms
The final e is dropped in changing: changing, not changeing.