changes
CHAYN-jiz/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪz/
- 1Plural of change. Use it for more than one change.
The new manager made a lot of changes in her first week.
We had two train changes on the way to the coast.
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- 2Third-person singular present of change. Use it after he, she, it, or one thing.
The weather changes fast in the mountains.
She changes the baby and puts him down for a nap.
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- 3Short for chord changes, the set of chords a band follows through a song.
The guitarist learned the changes before the first rehearsal.
Play the changes slowly until you can hear where each chord goes.
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changes is a form of change
change, noun: The act of becoming different, or one time when something becomes different. Full entry
- Forms
- changechanges plural
- Spelling
- change → changes: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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