| VERB | change | change over, switch, shift | make a shift in or exchange of |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | change over, convert | change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy |
| Meaning | make a shift in or exchange of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | switch, shift | |
| Narrower | back | shift to a counterclockwise direction |
| veer | shift to a clockwise direction | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | cambiar, intercambiar, relevar, transferir | |
| Catalan | canviar, transferir | |
| Meaning | change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | convert | |
| Narrower | decimalize, decimalise | change to the decimal system |
| float | convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation | |
| metricize, metricise, metrify, metricate | convert from a non-metric to the metric system | |
| transduce | Cause transduction (of energy forms) | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | convertir, transformar | |
| Catalan | convertir, transformar | |
| Nouns | changeover | an event that results in a transformation |
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