1
N‑VAR
If there is a
change
in
something, it becomes different. □ [+ in
]
The ambassador appealed for a change in U.S. policy.
□ [+ of
]
What is needed is a change of attitude on the part of architects.
□
There are going to have to be some drastic changes.
□
…a passionate, eloquent campaigner for political change in her home country.
□
This is a time of change for the corporation.
2
→ see also
sea change
3
N‑SING
If you say that something is a
change
or makes
a
change
, you mean that it is enjoyable because it is different from what you are used to. [APPROVAL
] □
It is a complex system, but it certainly makes a change.
□
Do you feel like you could do with a change?
4
VERB
If you
change
from
one thing to
another, you stop using or doing the first one and start using or doing the second. □ [V
+ to
]
His doctor increased the dosage but did not change to a different medication.
□ [V
+ from]
He changed from voting against to abstaining.
5
VERB
When something
changes
or when you
change
it, it becomes different. □ [V
]
We are trying to detect and understand how the climates change.
□ [V
from
n to
n]
In the union office, the mood gradually changed from resignation to rage.
□ [V
+ into
]
She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.
□ [V
n]
They should change the law to make it illegal to own replica weapons.
□ [V
n]
Trees are changing colour earlier than last year.
□ [V
-ed]
He is a changed man since you left.
□ [V
-ing]
A changing world has put pressures on the corporation.
[Also V
n into
n]
6
VERB
To
change
something means to replace it with something new or different. □ [V
n]
I paid £80 to have my car radio fixed and I bet all they did was change a fuse.
□ [V
n]
If you want to change your doctor there are two ways of doing it.
● N‑COUNT
[oft a
N
of
n]
Change
is also a noun. □ [+ of
]
A change of leadership alone will not be enough.
7
VERB
When you
change
your clothes or
change
, you take some or all of your clothes off and put on different ones. □ [V
n]
Ben had merely changed his shirt.
□ [V
]
They had allowed her to shower and change.
□ [V
+ into
]
I changed into a tracksuit.
□ [get
V
-ed]
I've got to get changed first. I've got to put my uniform on.
[Also V
+ out of
]
8
N‑COUNT
A
change of
clothes is an extra set of clothes that you take with you when you go to stay somewhere or to take part in an activity. □ [+ of
]
He stuffed a bag with a few changes of clothing.
9
VERB
When you
change
a bed or
change
the sheets, you take off the dirty sheets and put on clean ones. □ [V
n]
After changing the bed, I would fall asleep quickly.
□ [V
n]
I changed the sheets on your bed today.
10
VERB
When you
change
a baby or
change
its nappy or diaper, you take off the dirty one and put on a clean one. □ [V
n]
She criticizes me for the way I feed or change him.
□ [V
-ed]
He needs his nappy changed.
11
VERB
When you
change
buses, trains, or planes or
change
, you get off one bus, train, or plane and get on to another in order to continue your journey. □ [V
n]
At Glasgow I changed trains for Greenock.
□ [V
]
We were turned off the train at Hanover, where we had to change.
