interchange

[ verb in-ter-cheynj; noun in-ter-cheynj ]

/ verb ˌɪn tərˈtʃeɪndʒ; noun ˈɪn tərˌtʃeɪndʒ /

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verb (used with object), in·ter·changed, in·ter·chang·ing.

to put each in the place of the other: to interchange pieces of modular furniture.

to cause (one thing) to change places with another; transpose.

to give and receive (things) reciprocally; exchange: The twins interchanged clothes frequently.

to cause to follow one another alternately; alternate: to interchange business cares with pleasures.

verb (used without object), in·ter·changed, in·ter·chang·ing.

to occur by turns or in succession; alternate.

to change places, as two persons or things, or as one with another.

noun

an act or instance of interchanging; reciprocal exchange: the interchange of commodities.

a changing of places, as between two persons or things, or of one with another.

alternation; alternate succession.

a highway intersection consisting of a system of several different road levels arranged so that vehicles may move from one road to another without crossing the streams of traffic.

Nearby words

interception, interceptor, intercession, intercessor, intercessory, interchange, interchangeable, interchurch, intercilium, intercity, interclass

Origin of interchange

1325–75; inter- + change; replacing Middle English entrechaungen < Middle French entrechangier

Related formsin·ter·chang·er, nounpre·in·ter·change, noun

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Used by over 400,000 motorists daily, the project also enhances the safety of motorists traveling on the Interchange.
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The interchange of adjoining metrically and grammatically equivalent substantives is very common.
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They passed slowly along the street, too absorbed in their own uncomfortable reflections for the interchange of many words.
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She could not imagine such an interchange of words between an English husband and wife, especially before a stranger.
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It takes time and interchange of ideas before this can be accomplished.
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She has her own supper of bread and cheese to hand to Jo, with whom she ventures to interchange a word or so for the first time.
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British Dictionary definitions for interchange

interchange

verb (ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ)

to change places or cause to change places; alternate; exchange; switch

noun (ˈɪntəˌtʃeɪndʒ)

the act of interchanging; exchange or alternation

a motorway junction of interconnecting roads and bridges designed to prevent streams of traffic crossing one another

Derived Formsinterchangeable, adjectiveinterchangeability or interchangeableness, nouninterchangeably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for interchange (1 of 2)

interchange

late 14c., from Old French entrechangier, from entre- (see inter-) + changier "to change" (see change (v.)). Related: Interchanged; interchanging.

Word Origin and History for interchange (1 of 2)

interchange

1540s, "act of exchange, from Old French entrechange, from entrechangier (see interchange (v.)). In reference to a type of road junction, 1944.

interchange

verb (used with object), in·ter·changed, in·ter·chang·ing.

verb (used without object), in·ter·changed, in·ter·chang·ing.

noun

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