undergo+change

  • 1change — I n. alteration transition 1) to bring about, effect, make a change 2) to undergo change 3) a drastic, great, marked, momentous, radical, striking, sweeping; long overdue, needed, welcome; quick; sudden change; little change (there was little… …

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  • 2undergo */*/ — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈɡəʊ] / US [ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms undergo : present tense I/you/we/they undergo he/she/it undergoes present participle undergoing past tense underwent UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈwent] / US [ˌʌndərˈwent] past participle undergone… …

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  • 3change — I. v. a. 1. Vary, modify, make different, make some change in. See alter. 2. Shift, remove for other, replace by other. 3. Exchange, barter, commute, give in exchange. 4. Give small coin (or bills), in exchange for. II. v. n …

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  • 4change — [chānj] vt. changed, changing [ME changen < OFr changier < LL cambiare < L cambire, to exchange, barter < Celt (as in OIr camb) < IE base * kamb , to bend, crook (> Welsh cam, Bret kamm, crooked)] 1. to put or take (a thing) in… …

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  • 5Change — Change, v. i. 1. To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better. [1913 Webster] For I am Lord, I change not. Mal. iii. 6. [1913 Webster] 2. To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to morrow night.… …

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  • 6undergo — un|der|go [ˌʌndəˈgəu US ˌʌndərˈgou] v past tense underwent [ ˈwent] past participle undergone [ ˈgɔn US ˈgo:n] [T not in passive] if you undergo a change, an unpleasant experience etc, it happens to you or is done to you ▪ The country has… …

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  • 7change — I. verb (changed; changing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French changer, from Latin cambiare to exchange, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish camm crooked Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to make different in some… …

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  • 8change — change1 [ tʃeındʒ ] verb *** ▸ 1 become/make different ▸ 2 start something new ▸ 3 replace someone/something ▸ 4 put on different clothes ▸ 5 get on different vehicle ▸ 6 exchange money ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to become… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9change */*/*/ — I UK [tʃeɪndʒ] / US verb Word forms change : present tense I/you/we/they change he/she/it changes present participle changing past tense changed past participle changed Other ways of saying change: alter a more formal word for change : His… …

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  • 10change surface — verb undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface • Hypernyms: ↑change • Hyponyms: ↑level, ↑level off, ↑crust, ↑heave, ↑buckle, ↑warp, ↑curl, ↑ …

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