changechangechangeschangedchanging1verb (changes, changing, changed)1to become different: She has changed a lot since the last time I saw her – she looks much older. Water changes into ice when it gets very cold.2to make something different: At this restaurant they change the menu every week.3to put or take something in place of another thing: My new watch didn't work, so I took it back to the shop and changed it. I went to the bank to change my euros into dollars. Can you change a £5 note please? I need some pound coins.4(alsoget changed) to put on different clothes: I need to change before I go out. You need to get changed for football.5to get off a train or bus and get on another one: I have to change trains at Kings Cross.changechangechanges2noun1(pluralchanges) when something becomes different: The new government has made a lot of changes. There has been a change in the weather.2(no plural) the money that you get back if you pay more than the amount something costs: If a newspaper costs 60p and you pay with a pound coin, you will get 40p change.3(no plural) small pieces of money; coins: I haven't got any change.for a changebecause you want something different: Today we had lunch in a restaurant for a change.