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   Change

   /CHānj/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (someone or something) different; alter or modify: "both parties voted against proposals to change the law"
   • ▪ become different; be altered or modified: "I've had time to think and my opinion hasn't changed"
   • ▪ turn or convert (something) from one state, form, or substance into another: "filters change the ammonia into nitrate"
   • ▪ turn or be converted from one state, form, or substance into another: "electronic cigarettes use liquid nicotine which changes into vapor when heated"
   • ▪ alter in terms of: "the ferns began to change shape" Similar altermake differentbecome differentundergo a changemake alterations toadjustmake adjustments toadaptturnamendimprovemodifyconvertreviserecastreformreshaperefashionredesignrestylerevampreworkremakeremodelremoldredoreconstructreorganizereorderrefinereorientreorientatevarytransformtransfiguretransmutemetamorphoseundergo a sea changeevolvecustomizetailorinformal:tweaktechnical:permuteOpposite preservestay the same
   • ▪ (of traffic lights) move from one color of signal to another: "they stopped at the corner, waiting for the lights to change"
   • ▪ (of the moon) arrive at a fresh phase; become new: "he is going to be worse for the next two or three days because the moon has changed"
   • 2. replace (something) with something else, especially something of the same kind that is newer or better; substitute one thing for (another): "she decided to change her name"
   • ▪ exchange (something) with someone else, giving one thing and receiving something of the same kind in return: "I offered to change seats with him"
   • ▪ engage (a different gear) in a motor vehicle: "wait for a gap and then change gears"
   • ▪ exchange (a sum of money) for the same amount in smaller denominations or in coins, or for different currency: "there's an ATM in the reception area which will change your English money"
   • 3. put different clothes on: "he changed for dinner"
   • ▪ put a clean diaper on (a baby or young child): "I changed her on top of the table until she got too big"
   • 4. move to a different train, airplane, or subway line.

   noun

   • 1. the act or instance of making or becoming different: "the change from a nomadic to an agricultural society"
   • ▪ the substitution of one thing for another: "a change of venue" Similar swapexchangeinterchangesubstitutionswitchcommutationconversionreplacementrotationalternationtranspositiontradebarterbarteringarchaic:truck
   • ▪ an alteration or modification: "a change came over Eddie's face" Similar alterationmodificationvariationconversionrevisionamendmentadjustmentadaptationremodelingreshapingremoldingredoingreconstructionrebuildingrecastingreorganizationrearrangementreorderingreshufflingrestylingrejiggingreworkingrenewalrenewingrevampingrenovationremakingmetamorphosistransformationtransfigurationtranslationevolutionmutationsea changehumorous:transmogrification
   • ▪ a new or refreshingly different experience: "couscous makes an interesting change from rice"
   • ▪ a clean garment or garments as a replacement for clothes one is wearing: "a change of socks"
   • ▪ the menopause. informal
   • ▪ the moon's arrival at a fresh phase, typically at the new moon.
   • ▪ another term for change-up
   • 2. coins as opposed to paper currency: "a handful of loose change" Similar coinsloose changesmall changecashpetty cashcoinagecoincoin of the realmhard cashsilvercoppercoppersgoldformal:specie
   • ▪ money given in exchange for the same amount in larger denominations: "I'd go to the bank and get change"
   • ▪ money returned to someone as the balance of the amount paid for something: "I watched him pocket the change"
   • 3. an order in which a peal of bells can be rung.
   • 4. a place where merchants met to do business. historical

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French change (noun), changer (verb), from late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambire ‘barter’, probably of Celtic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. changeful adjective

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   Climate change is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and global climates. These changes have a broad range of observed effects that are synonymous with the term.

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   to (cause to) become something different; transform: [ ~ + object + into + object] The witch changed the prince into a toad. [ ~ + into + object] His kids thought he changed into a grouchy old man. to exchange for another or others: [ ~ + object] I changed the lightbulb in the hall.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › changesChanges Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : to make different in some particular : alter. never bothered to change the will. b. : to make radically different : transform. can't change human nature. : to give a different position, course, or direction to. changed his residence from Ohio to California. 2. a. : to replace with another. let's change the subject. b.

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   a: to replace with another <let's change the subject> b : to make a shift from one to another : switch <always change s sides in an argument> c : to exchange for an equivalent sum of money (as in smaller denominations or in a foreign currency) < change a 20-dollar bill>

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   Change management is defined as the methods and manners in which a company describes and implements change within both its internal and external processes. This includes preparing and supporting employees, establishing the necessary steps for change, and monitoring pre- and post-change activities to ensure successful implementation.