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変化 — meaning in English

henka

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English meaning

  • change verb To become different, or to make something different.
  • declension noun A falling off, decay or descent.
  • diversity noun The quality of containing many different types or forms.
  • ghost noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
  • transform verb To change something greatly in appearance, nature, or character.
  • transition noun A change from one state, form, or place to another.
  • variation noun A change, or the act of changing, in the form, amount, or quality of something.

Senses

変化 is used for these senses in English:

  • change (countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.
  • change (intransitive) To become something different.
  • declension (grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.
  • diversity The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness.
  • ghost A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
  • transform (intransitive) To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.
  • transition The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
  • variation The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.

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.

declension — full definition

  1. noun A falling off, decay or descent.
  2. noun The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
  3. noun The product of that act; a list of declined forms.
  4. noun A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.

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