change

/tʃeɪndʒ/

nounverbchange

CH + AIN + GE: you can CHange by switching to a new AIN (track) and ending with a soft GE sound.

Yes, it's change. The tricky part is the ending: it’s spelled -ge (not -j), and the vowel is ai = /eɪ/.

Definitions

  1. verbto make something different; to replace one thing with another
  2. verbto become different
  3. nounthe act or result of becoming different
  4. nouncoins (and sometimes small bills) returned when you pay more than the price

Examples

  • “We need to change the meeting time to Friday.”
  • “The leaves change color in the fall.”
  • “I paid with a ten-dollar bill and got my change back.”

Synonyms

alterswitchreplacemodifytransform

Antonyms

keepmaintain

Translations

ES cambiar; cambioPT mudar; mudança; trocoFR changer; changement; monnaie

Common misspellings

chagechanegchangchanegechaingechagnechangeechangge

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