changing
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/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
English
Definitions
verb
- To become something different.“The tadpole changed into a frog. Stock prices are constantly changing.”
- To make something into something else.“The fairy changed the frog into a prince. I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit.”
- To replace.“Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb. After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt.”
- To replace one's clothing.“You can't go into the dressing room while she's changing. The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started.”
noun
- Change; alteration.“{{quote-book|en|author=George Fox|year=1654|title=epistle LXXVI|passage=And stand steadfast in the unchangeable life and seed of God, which was before changings and alterings were; and which will remain when they all are gone.”
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Synonyms
alteranothermakemodifytransformever-changingdynamicdynamicalalteringalterationmodifiedchangeabletransitionchangeovertransformationamendedconversiontransforming