Word: change Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₂embos Proto-Celtic *kambosder. Gaulish cambionbor. Latin cambium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin cambiō Late Latin cambiāreder. Old French changierder. Anglo-Norman chaungerbor. Middle English chaungen English change From Middle English changen, chaungen, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiāre, from Latin cambīre (“to exchange, barter”), derived from the noun cambium (“change”) (whence was loaned the English doublet cambium), from Gaulish cambion, earlier *kambyom (“change”), related to Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₂(e)mbos, *(s)kh₂(e)mbos (“crooked”). More at skimp, scam; see also Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-. Cognate with Italian cambiare, Portuguese cambiar, Romanian schimba, Sicilian canciari, Spanish cambiar. Used in English since the 13th century. Displaced Middle English wenden, from wendan (“to turn, change”) (whence wend). The noun is from Middle English change, chaunge, from Old French change, from the verb changier. See also exchange. Possibly related from the same source is Old English gombe. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/, [ˈt͡ʃʰeɪ̯nd͡ʒ], /ˈt͡ʃɛjnd͡ʒ/, /ˈt͡ʃæɪnd͡ʒ/, [ˈt͡ʃʰæ̝ɪ̯nd͡ʒ] 1. To become something different. Labels: intransitive Example: The tadpole changed into a frog. Example: Stock prices are constantly changing. 2. To make something into something else. Labels: ergative, transitive Example: Lo I the man, whoſe Muſe whilome did maske, As time her taught in lowly Shepheards weeds, Am now enforſt a far unfitter taske, For trumpets ſterne to chaunge mine oaten reeds, And ſinge of Knights and Ladies gentle deeds[…] Example: KORRIS: They shunned you. Cursed you. Called you vile names, and you knew not why. Even now do you know why you are driven? Why you cannot relent—or repent—or confess—or abstain? How could you know? There have been no other Klingons to lead you to that knowledge. WORF: Yes—yes—those feelings are still a part of me, but I control them. They do not rule me. KORRIS: Yes, to fit in, the humans demand you change the one thing that you cannot change. But because you cannot—you do. That too is the mark of the warrior. 3. To replace. Labels: transitive Example: Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb. Example: After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt. 4. To replace one's clothing. Labels: intransitive Example: You can't go into the dressing room while she’s changing. Example: The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started. 5. To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone). Labels: transitive Example: It’s your turn to change the baby. 6. To replace the sheets on (a bed) with fresh clean ones. Labels: transitive 7. To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.) Labels: intransitive Example: After stopping at these stations, my train has become busy. Returning day-trippers make up a goodly number, along with young people heading for a night out in Bristol, which is where I change once again. 8. To exchange. Labels: archaic Example: At the first sight / they have changed eyes. (exchanged looks) Example: I would give any thing to change a word or two with this person. 9. To change hand while riding (a horse). Labels: transitive Example: to change a horse