Change

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change
[cheynj]
- verb (used with object)changedchanging 1. to make different 2. to exchange - verb (used without object)changedchanging 3. to become different 4. to transfer between means of transportation 5. to put on different clothes - noun 6. alteration 7. substitution 8. coins
- Related Forms well-changed- adjective self-chang·ing- adjective, noun un·chang·ing·ly- adverb un·chang·ing·ness- noun trans·change- verb (used with object)
change front
- idiomMil. 1. to shift a military force in another direction
change off
- verb phrase 1. to take turns with another, as at doing a task 2. to alternate between two tasks or between a task and a rest break
change one's mind
- idiom 1. to change one's opinions or intentions
ring the changes
- idiom 1. to perform all permutations possible in ringing a set of tuned bells, as in a bell tower of a church 2. to vary the manner of performing an action or of discussing a subject; repeat with variations
Origin:
1175–1225; (v.) ME cha(u)ngen < AF, OF changer < LL cambiāre, L cambīre to exchange; (n.) ME cha(u)nge < AF, OF, n. deriv. of the v.
This is a shout out for Russian Dude, who answered the question for my Electoraly College post. Change is nature. Nature is in constant flux. The real definition of change is nature. Think about it. The world around us is in constant change. Each day turns to night, each night to day, and so on and so forth. So change is all around us. This much is a fact. Then why is it that people are pathologically afraid of change? (and discuss)