Change
verb (used with object)
1.
to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
2.
to transform or convert (usually fol. by into): The witch changed the prince into a toad.
3.
to substitute another or others for; exchange for something else, usually of the same kind: She changed her shoes when she got home from the office.
4.
to give and take reciprocally; interchange: to change places with someone.
5.
to transfer from one (conveyance) to another: You'll have to change planes in Chicago.
6.
to give or get smaller money in exchange for: to change a five-dollar bill.
7.
to give or get foreign money in exchange for: to change dollars into francs.
8.
to remove and replace the covering or coverings of: to change a bed; to change a baby.
–verb (used without object)
9.
to become different: Overnight the nation's mood changed.
10.
to become altered or modified: Colors change if they are exposed to the sun.
11.
to become transformed or converted (usually fol. by into): The toad changed into a prince again.
12.
to pass gradually into (usually fol. by to or into): Summer changed to autumn.
13.
to make a change or an exchange: If you want to sit next to the window, I'll change with you.
14.
to transfer between trains or other conveyances: We can take the local and change to an express at the next stop.
15.
to change one's clothes: She changed into jeans.
16.
(of the moon) to pass from one phase to another.