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Meaning of changing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

changing

Pronunciation:/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To become something different.

    Example: The tadpole changed into a frog.   Stock prices are constantly changing.

  2. To make something into something else.

    Example: The fairy changed the frog into a prince.   I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit.

  3. To replace.

    Example: Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb.   After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt.

  4. To replace one's clothing.

    Example: You can't go into the dressing room while she's changing.   The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started.

noun

Definitions

  1. Change; alteration.

    Example: {{quote-book|en|author=George Fox|year=1654|title=epistle LXXVI|passage=And stand steadfast in the unchangeable life and seed of God, which was before changings and alterings were; and which will remain when they all are gone.