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changing

v.
A1 Beginner US //ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ// UK //tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ// chang·ing

v. to become different or to make something different. You use this when you talk about things like the weather, your clothes, or your plans.

v. to make or become different in nature, appearance, or quality. Transitive when describing an action performed on an object; intransitive when describing a process of transformation.


SIMPLE

The weather is changing quickly today.

CONTEXTUAL

Technology is constantly changing the way we communicate with our friends and family.

COMPLEX

The landscape is changing as urban development encroaches upon the previously untouched wetlands, forcing local wildlife to adapt to a rapidly shrinking habitat.

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The verb is both transitive and intransitive. When used to mean 'replacing one thing with another', it often takes a direct object like 'clothes' or 'mind'.

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