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Webster 1913 Edition
Change
Change
(chānj)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Changed
(chānjd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Changing
.] 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 countenanceTherefore will I
change
their glory into shame. Hosea. iv. 7.
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 intentionThey that do
Pray gods, they change for worse!
change
old love for new,Pray gods, they change for worse!
Peele.
3.
To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; – followed by with;
as, to
. change
place, or hats, or money, with anotherLook upon those thousands with whom thou wouldst not, for any interest,
change
thy fortune and condition. Jer. Taylor.
4.
Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for;
as, to
. change
a gold coin or a bank billHe pulled out a thirty-pound note and bid me
change
it. Goldsmith.
Syn. – To alter; vary; deviate; substitute; innovate; diversify; shift; veer; turn. See
Alter
. Change
,Verb.
I.
1.
To be altered; to undergo variation;
as, men sometimes
. change
for the betterFor I am Lord, I
change
not. Mal. iii. 6.
2.
To pass from one phase to another;
as, the moon
. changes
to-morrow night1.
Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or form to another;
as, a
. change
of countenance; a change
of habits or principlesApprehensions of a
change
of dynasty. Hallam.
All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my
change
come. Job xiv. 14.
2.
A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another; a difference; novelty; variety;
as, a
. change
of seasonsOur fathers did for
change
to France repair. Dryden.
The ringing grooves of
change
. Tennyson.
3.
A passing from one phase to another;
as, a
. change
of the moon4.
Alteration in the order of a series; permutation.
5.
That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for another.
Thirty
change
(R.V. changes
) of garments. Judg. xiv. 12.
6.
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.
7.
[See
Exchange
.] A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions.
[Colloq. for Exchange.]
8.
A public house; an alehouse.
[Scot.]
They call an alehouse a
change
. Burt.
9.
(Mus.)
Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
Four bells admit twenty-four
changes
in ringing. Holder.
Syn. – Variety; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; vicissitude; innovation; novelty; transmutation; revolution; reverse.
Webster 1828 Edition
Change
CHANGE
, v.t.1.
To cause to turn or pass from one state to another; to alter, or make different; to vary in external form, or in essence; as, to change the color or shape of a thing; to change the countenance; to change the heart or life.2.
To put one thing in the place of another; to shift; as, to change the clothesBe clean and change your garments. Gen. 35.
3.
To quit one thing or state for another; followed by for; as, persons educated in a particular religion do not readily change it for another.4.
To give and take reciprocally; as, will you change conditions with me?5.
To barter; to exchange goods; as, to change a coach for a chariot.6.
To quit, as one place for another; as, to change lodgings.7.
To give one kind of money for another; to alter the form or kind of money, by receiving the value in a different kind, as to change bank notes for silver; or to give pieces of a larger denomination for an equivalent in pieces of smaller denomination, as to change an eagle for dollars, or a sovereign for sixpences, or to change a dollar into cents; or on the other hand, to change dollars for or into eagles, giving money of smaller denomination for larger.8.
To become acid or tainted; to turn from a natural state of sweetness and purity; as, the wine is changed; thunder and lightning are said to change milk.To change a horse, or to change hand, is to turn or bear the horses head from one hand to the other, from the left to the right, or from the right to the left.
CHANGE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better, often for the worse.I am Jehovah; I change not. Mal. 3.
2.
To pass the sun, as the moon in its orbit; as, the moon will change the 14th of this month.CHANGE
,Noun.
1.
Any variation or alteration in form, state, quality, or essence; or a passing from one state or form to another; as a change of countenance; a change of habits or principles.2.
A succession of one thing in the place of another; vicissitude; as a change of seasons; a change of objects on a journey; a change of scenes.3.
A revolution; as a change of government.4.
A passing by the sun, and the beginning of a new monthly revolution; as a change of the moon.5.
A different state by removal; novelty; variety.Our fathers did, for change, to France repair.
6.
Alteration in the order of ringing bells; variety of sounds.Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.
7.
That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for another.Thirty changes of raiment. Judges 14.
8.
Small coins of money, which may be given for larger pieces.9.
The balance of money paid beyond the price of goods purchased.I give the clerk a bank note for his cloth, and he gave me the change.
10.
The dissolution of the body; death.All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Job 14.
11.
Change for exchange, a place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions.12.
In arithmetic, permutation; variation of numbers. Thirteen numbers admit of 6,227, 020, 800 changes, or different positions.