changer — meaning in English

English meaning

• alter verb To change something, especially in a fairly small or specific way.
• change verb To become different, or to make something different.
• swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
• switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.

Senses

changer is used for these senses in English:

• alter (ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.
• change (intransitive) To become something different.
• change (transitive, ergative) To make something into something else.
• flick over (intransitive) To change channels on a television.
• swing (intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
• swing (intransitive) To fluctuate or change.
• switch (intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.

alter — full definition

1. verb To change something, especially in a fairly small or specific way.
2. verb To neuter or spay an animal.

change — full definition

1. verb To become different, or to make something different.
2. verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
3. verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
4. noun The act or result of becoming different.
5. noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.

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