Define changing. changing synonyms, changing pronunciation, changing translation, English dictionary definition of changing. v. changed , chang·ing , chang·es v. tr. 1. a. To cause to be different: change the spelling of a word. b. To give a completely different form or appearance...
the act of changing or the result of being changed: [countable] a change in her routine. [uncountable] no change in the patient's condition. a replacement or substitution:[countable] The car needs an oil change every 5,000 miles.
change, alter, vary, modify mean to make or become different. change implies making either an essential difference often amounting to a loss of original identity or a substitution of one thing for another. alter implies a difference in some particular respect without suggesting loss of identity.
change the subject Let's change the subject (= talk about something different). I almost didn't recognize her - she'd changed so much. That was 20 years ago and things have changed since then. Nothing changes, does it - I've been away two years and the office still looks exactly the same.
