[ verb ]
■ cause to change
■ make different
■ cause a transformation
e.g.)
・The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city
・The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
→
alter
,
change
,
modify
[ verb ]
■ exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
e.g.)
・Could you convert my dollars into pounds?
・He changed his name
・convert centimeters into inches
・convert holdings into shares
→
change
,
commute
,
convert
,
exchange
[ verb ]
■ make a shift in or exchange of
e.g.)
・First Joe led; then we switched
→
change over
,
shift
,
switch
[ verb ]
■ lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
e.g.)
・switch to a different brand of beer
・She switched psychiatrists
・The car changed lanes
→
change
,
shift
,
switch
[ noun ]
■ a basketball maneuver
■ two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
→
switch
[ verb ]
■ exchange or give (something) in exchange for
→
swap
,
switch
,
swop
,
trade
[ noun ]
■ a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded
→
breaker
,
circuit breaker
[ noun ]
■ control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
→
electric switch
,
electrical switch
,
switch
[ noun ]
■ an event in which one thing is substituted for another
e.g.)
・the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
→
permutation
,
replacement
,
substitution
,
switch
,
transposition
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