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change

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1. change - Noun

2. change - Verb

Meaning

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.

To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation; to change one's intention.

To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another.

Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill.

To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better.

To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night.

Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of habits or principles.

A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of seasons.

A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the moon.

Alteration in the order of a series; permutation.

That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for another.

Small money; the money by means of which the larger coins and bank bills are made available in small dealings; hence, the balance returned when payment is tendered by a coin or note exceeding the sum due.

A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions.

A public house; an alehouse.

Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. Laozi

You need a change of soul rather than a change of climate. Seneca

Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him. Marlene Dietrich

A snake can change its skin but not its disposition. Persian Proverb

Don't change horses in midstream. English Proverb

All things change and we with them. English Proverb

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