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changing (encz) | changing,měnící se Zdeněk Brož |
changing (encz) | changing,měnivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
changing (encz) | changing,proměnlivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
changing (encz) | changing,proměnný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
changing (encz) | changing,střídání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Changing (gcide) | Change \Change\ (ch[=a]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Changed
(ch[=a]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. Changing.] [F. changer, fr.
LL. cambiare, to exchange, barter, L. cambire. Cf.
Cambial.]
1. 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.
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Therefore will I change their glory into shame.
--Hosea. iv.
7.
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2. 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.
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They that do change old love for new,
Pray gods, they change for worse! --Peele.
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3. To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed by
with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with
another.
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Look upon those thousands with whom thou wouldst
not, for any interest, change thy fortune and
condition. --Jer. Taylor.
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4. Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations
of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a
gold coin or a bank bill.
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He pulled out a thirty-pound note and bid me change
it. --Goldsmith.
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To change a horse, or To change hand (Man.), to turn or
bear the horse's head from one hand to the other, from the
left to right, or from the right to the left.
To change hands, to change owners.
To change one's tune, to become less confident or boastful.
[Colloq.]
To change step, to take a break in the regular succession
of steps, in marching or walking, as by bringing the
hollow of one foot against the heel of the other, and then
stepping off with the foot which is in advance.
Syn: To alter; vary; deviate; substitute; innovate;
diversify; shift; veer; turn. See Alter.
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changing (wn) | changing
adj 1: marked by continuous change or effective action [syn:
changing, ever-changing] |
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changing (encz) | changing,měnící se Zdeněk Brožchanging,měnivý adj: Zdeněk Brožchanging,proměnlivý adj: Zdeněk Brožchanging,proměnný adj: Zdeněk Brožchanging,střídání n: Zdeněk Brož |
changing room (encz) | changing room,zkušební kabinka n: luno |
ever-changing (encz) | ever-changing, |
exchanging (encz) | exchanging,směny n: Zdeněk Brožexchanging,výměny n: Zdeněk Brož |
interchanging (encz) | interchanging, |
unchanging (encz) | unchanging,neměnný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unchangingness (encz) | unchangingness, n: |
with changing (encz) | with changing,přestupný |
without changing (encz) | without changing,nepřestupný adj: |
Counterchanging (gcide) | Counterchange \Coun`ter*change"\ (koun`t[~e]r*ch[=a]nj), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Counterchanged (-ch?njd"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Counterchanging.]
1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to
exchange.
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2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging.
See Counterchaged, a., 2.
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Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor
Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright. --Tennyson.
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Exchanging (gcide) | Exchange \Ex*change"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exchanged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Exchanging.] [Cf.OF. eschangier, F. ['e]changer. See
Exchange, n.]
1. To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration
of something received as an equivalent; -- usually
followed by for before the thing received.
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Exchange his sheep for shells, or wool for a
sparking pebble or a diamond. --Locke.
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2. To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or
resign (something being received in place of the thing
parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell.
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And death for life exchanged foolishly. --Spenser.
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To shift his being
Is to exchange one misery with another. --Shak.
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3. To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same
kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a
neighbor; to exchange houses or hats.
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Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet. --Shak.
Syn: To barter; change; commute; interchange; bargain; truck;
swap; traffic.
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Interchanging (gcide) | Interchange \In`ter*change"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Interchanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Interchanging.] [OE.
entrechangen, OF. entrechangier. See Inter-, and Change.]
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1. To put each in the place of the other; to give and take
mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange
places; they interchanged friendly offices and services.
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I shall interchange
My waned state for Henry's regal crown. --Shak.
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2. To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary;
as, to interchange cares with pleasures.
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Unchanging (gcide) | Unchanging \Unchanging\
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changing (wn) | changing
adj 1: marked by continuous change or effective action [syn:
changing, ever-changing] |
ever-changing (wn) | ever-changing
adj 1: marked by continuous change or effective action [syn:
changing, ever-changing] |
unchanging (wn) | unchanging
adj 1: conforming to the same principles or course of action
over time
2: showing little if any change; "a static population" [syn:
static, stable, unchanging] |
unchangingness (wn) | unchangingness
n 1: the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency
to remain unchanged [syn: changelessness,
unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness]
[ant: changeability, changeableness] |
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