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C0238500 (chānj)v. changed, chang·ing, chang·es v.tr.1. a. To cause to be different: change the spelling of a word.b. To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform: changed the yard into a garden.2. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: change places.3. To exchange for or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category: change one's name; a light that changes colors.4. a. To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch: change methods; change sides.b. To transfer from (one conveyance) to another: change planes.5. To give or receive the equivalent of (money) in lower denominations or in foreign currency.6. To put a fresh covering on: change a bed; change the baby.v.intr.1. To become different or undergo alteration: He changed as he matured.2. To undergo transformation or transition: The music changed to a slow waltz.3. To go from one phase to another, as the moon or the seasons.4. To make an exchange: If you prefer this seat, I'll change with you.5. To transfer from one conveyance to another: She changed in Chicago on her way to the coast.6. To put on other clothing: We changed for dinner.7. To become deeper in tone: His voice began to change at age 13.n.1. The act, process, or result of altering or modifying: a change in facial expression.2. The replacing of one thing for another; substitution: a change of atmosphere; a change of ownership.3. A transformation or transition from one state, condition, or phase to another: the change of seasons.4. Something different; variety: ate early for a change.5. A different or fresh set of clothing.6. a. Money of smaller denomination given or received in exchange for money of higher denomination.b. The balance of money returned when an amount given is more than what is due.c. Coins: had change jingling in his pocket.7. Music a. A pattern or order in which bells are rung.b. In jazz, a change of harmony; a modulation.8. A market or exchange where business is transacted.Phrasal Verb: change off1. To alternate with another person in performing a task.2. To perform two tasks at once by alternating or a single task by alternate means.Idioms: change hands To pass from one owner to another. change (one's) mind To reverse a previously held opinion or an earlier decision. change (one's) tune To alter one's approach or attitude.

[Middle English changen, from Norman French chaunger, from Latin cambiāre, cambīre, to exchange, probably of Celtic origin.]

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change hands - be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year"change ownersmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"vest - become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees"devolve, return, fall, pass - be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"accrue, fall - come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"

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change

(tʃeindʒ) verb1. to make or become different. They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.改变2. to give or leave (one thing etc for another). She changed my library books for me.更换3. (sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones. I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.换衣4. (with into) to make into or become (something different). The prince was changed into a frog.变成5. to give or receive (one kind of money for another). Could you change this bank-note for cash?兑换 noun1. the process of becoming or making different. The town is undergoing change.变化2. an instance of this. a change in the programme.改变3. a substitution of one thing for another. a change of clothes.更换4. coins rather than paper money. I'll have to give you a note – I have no change.零钱5. money left over or given back from the amount given in payment. He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.找头6. a holiday, rest etc. He has been ill – the change will do him good.休假ˈchangeable adjective changing often; liable to change often. changeable moods. 易变的，可变的 change hands to pass into different ownership. This car has changed hands three times.易主a change of heart a change in attitude. 改变态变the change of life the menopause. 更年期change one's mind to alter one's intention or opinion (about something). He was going to go to France but he changed his mind.改变主意for a change to be different; for variety. We're tired of the car, so we'll walk for a change.为了改变一下

change hands

To be acquired or bought by another person or group. The company has changed hands several times but is still on the verge of bankruptcy. The famous painting has changed hands only once since it was first sold.See also: change, hand

change hands

[for something] to be sold or passed from owner to owner. (From the "point of view" of the object that is passed on.) How many times has this lot changed hands in the last ten years? We built this house in 1970, and it has never changed hands.See also: change, hand

change hands

Pass from one owner to another. For example, This house seems to change hands every other year, or The contract is valid only when money changes hands. [Second half of 1600s] See also: change, hand

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COMMON If something changes hands, one person or organization gets it from another, usually by buying it. A bottle of this wine cost around £2 in 1962. Today, the same bottle would change hands for anything up to four hundred pounds. The property has changed hands several times recently. Note: When something is sold for a particular amount of money, you say that amount of money changes hands. Record sums of money changed hands at Christie's in New York, where a portrait by Vincent Van Gogh has been sold for more than eighty million dollars.See also: change, hand

change hands

1 (of a business or building) pass to a different owner. 2 (of money or a marketable commodity) pass to another person in the course of a business transaction.See also: change, hand

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pass to a different owner: The house has changed hands several times.See also: change, hand

change hands

To pass from one owner to another.See also: change, hand

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verb be transferred to another owner

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