cambiō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- change verb To become different, or to make something different.
- changeling noun In folklore, a fairy or troll child secretly swapped for a human baby.
- exchange noun An act of exchanging or trading.
Senses
cambiō is used for these senses in English:
- change (intransitive) To become something different.
- changeling (European folklore, also, figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.
- exchange (transitive) To trade or barter.
change — full definition
- verb To become different, or to make something different.
- verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
- verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
- noun The act or result of becoming different.
- noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.
changeling — full definition
- noun In folklore, a fairy or troll child secretly swapped for a human baby.
- noun A shape-shifting creature able to take on the appearance of others.