changed

changed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of "change"; made or became different.

  2. 2.

    Replaced something with something else.

  3. 3.

    Exchanged money for its equivalent in different currency or denominations.

  4. 4.

    (as adjective) Having become different; transformed.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    changed for the better/worse — improved or declined
  • •
    a changed person — someone who has transformed significantly
  • •
    changed hands — transferred ownership
  • •
    changed the subject — shifted to a different topic of conversation

Related words

Antonyms: preserved, remained, stayed
See also: alter, change, modify, transform
Synonyms: altered, converted, modified, transformed

Etymology

From Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiāre ("to exchange, barter"), possibly of Celtic origin. The past tense "changed" follows regular English verb conjugation with the -ed suffix.