Слово англійською: change

Дієслово

Переклад change українською: міня́ти (роби́ти і́ншим), змі́нювати, зміни́ти, змі́нюватися, переміня́тися, зміни́тися, заміни́ти (поста́вити що і́нше), заміни́ти (робо́ту)

Детальний опис

change

verb
/tʃeɪndʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they change
/tʃeɪndʒ/
he / she / it changes
/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/
past simple changed
/tʃeɪndʒd/
past participle changed
/tʃeɪndʒd/
-ing form changing
/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

    become/make different

  1. [intransitive] to become different
    • Rick hasn't changed. He looks exactly the same as he did at school.
    • We examined changing attitudes towards education.
    • The company failed to adapt to changing circumstances.
    • Things have changed dramatically since then.
    • Her life changed completely when she won the lottery.
    • change with something My attitude to life has changed with age.
    see also unchanging
  2. [transitive] change somebody/something to make somebody/something different
    • Fame hasn't really changed him.
    • That experience changed my life.
    • The internet has changed the way people work.
    see also life-changing
  3. [intransitive, transitive] to pass from one state or form into another; to make somebody/something pass from one state or form into another
    • Wait for the traffic lights to change.
    • change from A to/into B The lights changed from red to green.
    • change to/into something The lights changed to green.
    • Caterpillars change into butterflies.
    • change A to/into B With a wave of her magic wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince.
    • change somebody/something from A to/into B He managed to change the mood from tense to relaxed in minutes.
  4. [transitive] change something to stop having one state, position or direction and start having another
    • Leaves change colour in autumn.
    • The wind has changed direction.
    • Our ship changed course.
    • The fruit changes colour as it ripens.
    5.

    replace

  5. [transitive] to replace one thing, person, service, etc. with something new or different
    • change somebody/something I want to change my doctor.
    • I didn't change my name when I got married.
    • That back tyre needs changing.
    • We change our car every two years.
    • The law was changed in 2001.
    • Don't change the subject!
    • change A for B We changed the car for a bigger one.
    • change A to B She decided not to change her name to his.
    6.

    exchange

  6. [transitive] (used with a plural object) to exchange positions, places, etc. with somebody else, so that you have what they have, and they have what you have
    • change something At half-time the teams change ends.
    • We asked the waiter if we could change tables.
    • change something with somebody Can I change seats with you?
    7.

    money

  7. [transitive] to exchange money into the money of another country
    • change something I need to change some euros.
    • change A into B to change dollars into yen
  8. [transitive] to exchange money for the same amount in different coins or notes
    • change something Can you change a £20 note?
    • change A for/into B The storekeeper changed my dollar bill for four quarters.
    9.

    goods

  9. [transitive] (British English) to exchange something that you have bought for something else, especially because there is something wrong with it; to give a customer a new item because there is something wrong with the one they have bought
    • change A for B This shirt I bought's too small—I'll have to change it for a bigger one.
    • Of course we'll change it for a larger size, Madam.
    • change something If you bring the dress back with the receipt, you can change it.
    10.

    bus/train/plane

  10. [intransitive, transitive] to go from one bus, train, etc. to another in order to continue a journey
    • Where do I have to change?
    • Change at Reading (for London).
    • change something I stopped in Moscow only to change planes.
    11.

    clothes

  11. [intransitive, transitive] to put on different or clean clothes
    • I went into the bedroom to change.
    • change into something She changed into her swimsuit.
    • change out of something You need to change out of those wet things.
    change something
    • (especially North American English) I didn't have time to change clothes before the party.
    • (especially British English) I didn't have time to get changed before the party (= to put different clothes on).
    12.

    baby

  12. [transitive] change somebody/something to put clean clothes or a clean nappy on a baby
    • She can't even change a nappy.
    • The baby needs changing.
    • There are baby changing facilities in all our stores.
    13.

    bed

  13. [transitive] change something to put clean sheets, etc. on a bed
    • to change the sheets
    • Could you help me change the bed?
    14. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French change (noun), changer (verb), from late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambire ‘barter’, probably of Celtic origin.
Idioms
change hands
  1. to pass to a different owner
    • The house has changed hands several times.
change horses in midstream
  1. to change to a different or new activity while you are in the middle of something else; to change from supporting one person or thing to another
change your/somebody’s mind
  1. to change a decision or an opinion
    • Nothing will make me change my mind.
    • What made you change your mind?
    Topics Preferences and decisionsb1, Opinion and argumentb1
change/swap places (with somebody)
  1. (usually used in negative sentences) to be in somebody else’s situation
    • I'm perfectly happy—I wouldn't change places with anyone.
change your tune
  1. (informal) to express a different opinion or behave in a different way when your situation changes
    • Wait until it happens to him—he'll soon change his tune.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
change your ways
  1. to start to live or behave in a different way from before
    • He was in trouble with the police as a teenager but now he’s completely changed his ways.
    • Your father is unlikely to change his ways now.
chop and change
  1. (British English, informal) to keep changing your mind or what you are doing
    More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms
    • belt and braces
    • black and blue
    • born and bred
    • chalk and cheese
    • chop and change
    • done and dusted
    • down and dirty
    • in dribs and drabs
    • eat somebody out of house and home
    • facts and figures
    • fast and furious
    • first and foremost
    • forgive and forget
    • hale and hearty
    • hem and haw
    • kith and kin
    • mix and match
    • part and parcel
    • puff and pant
    • to rack and ruin
    • rant and rave
    • risk life and limb
    • short and sweet
    • signed and sealed
    • spick and span
    • through thick and thin
    • this and that
    • top and tail
    • tried and tested
    • wax and wane
a leopard cannot change its spots
  1. (saying) people cannot change their character, especially if they have a bad character
    • You didn’t really expect her to be on time, did you? A leopard can’t change its spots.
Phrasal Verbs
  • change around
  • change back
  • change back into
  • change down
  • change over
  • change round
  • change up
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claim
Переклад українською: тверди́ти що (говори́ти і т. д.), домага́тися (справедли́вості і т. д.), претендува́ти на що, забра́ти що (життя́ і т. д.), заявля́ти права́ на що, пред'яви́ти прете́нзію до чо́го
claim verb /kleɪm/Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they claim /kleɪm/ he / she / it claims /...
buzz
Переклад українською: гуді́ти, шумі́ти, дзижча́ти (про кома́ху і т. д.), бли́скати (думки́)
buzz verb /bʌz/ Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they buzz /bʌz/ he / she / it buzzes /ˈbʌzɪ...
collect
Переклад українською: зібра́ти, збира́ти, колекціонува́ти, інкасува́ти, osf отя́митися, стя́гувати борг
collect verb /kəˈlekt/Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they collect /kəˈlekt/ he / she / it ...

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