change

Universal Words verb, noun verb become / make different 1 [V] to become different: Rick hasn't changed. He looks exactly the same as he did at school. * changing attitudes towards education * Her life changed completely when she won the lottery. 2 [VN] to make sb/sth different: Fame hasn't really changed him. * Information technology has changed the way people work. 3 ~ (sb/sth) (from A) to / into B to pass or make sb/sth pass from one state or form into another: [V] Caterpillars change into butterflies. * Wait for the traffic lights to change. * The lights changed from red to green. * [VN] With a wave of her magic wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince. 4 [VN] to stop having one state, position or direction and start having another: Leaves change colour in autumn. * The wind has changed direction. * Our ship changed course. replace 5 [VN] ~ sb/sth (for sb/sth)