change
verb (used with object)
to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.
changed
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past participleof change.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof change.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
changeverb (used with object)to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.
Example Sentences
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This unusually extensive record allowed scientists to investigate how thinking and memory changed over decades.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
When the cells encountered the microplastics, they changed shape and ruptured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Technology and commerce have obviously changed considerably since Congress passed the Video Privacy Protection Act.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
While the prediction proved prescient, Musk’s investment has changed the calculus.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
The screen changed to the next student, and I relaxed a little in my seat.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
