I.
noun
1 becoming/making sb/sth different
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , considerable , dramatic , drastic , enormous , extensive , far-reaching , fundamental , important , major , marked , massive , momentous , noticeable , profound , radical , revolutionary , sea , significant , substantial , sweeping
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I need to make some drastic ~s in my life.
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Television has undergone a sea ~ in the last two years.
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These reforms have brought about significant ~s in the overall economy.
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The report called for sweeping ~s to the health system.
▪ complete , wholesale
▪ irreversible
▪ systematic
▪ cosmetic , marginal , minimal , minor , slight , small , subtle
▪ lasting , long-term , permanent
▪ short-term
▪ abrupt , rapid , sudden
▪ gradual
▪ seasonal
▪ net , overall
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net ~ in incomes
▪ global
▪ qualitative , quantitative
▪ beneficial , desirable , effective , exciting , nice , pleasant , positive , refreshing , welcome
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The manual work made a welcome ~ from his previous job as a telephone operator.
▪ unwelcome
▪ unanticipated , unexpected , unforeseen
▪ climate , constitutional , cultural , demographic , economic , environmental , evolutionary , legislative , organizational , political , population , social , structural , technological , temperature
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These policies are designed to combat the effects of climate ~.
▪ career , culture , gear , lifestyle , name , personality , policy , regime , rule , sex
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the need for a culture ~ within the industry
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He made a rapid gear ~ as he approached the bend.
VERB + CHANGE
▪ make
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I made a couple of minor ~s to my opening paragraph.
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It made a pleasant ~ not having to work.
▪ bring about , cause , effect , force , induce , produce , trigger
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How far does war bring about social ~?
▪ implement , initiate , institute , introduce
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We are going to introduce a few ~s to the system.
▪ undergo
▪ show
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He needs to show a ~ in attitude if he is to succeed.
▪ reflect
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Courses offered in schools reflect ~s in the job market.
▪ document , measure , monitor
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The research will measure any ~s in the children's sleep patterns.
▪ call for , demand
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He called for a ~ of mood in Scottish politics.
▪ detect , note , notice , observe , see
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I've seen many ~s since I started farming.
▪ oppose , resist
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We resist ~ because of fear of the unknown.
▪ embrace
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Young people are more willing to embrace ~.
▪ accommodate , adapt to
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Businesses have to adapt to ~.
▪ prevent
▪ be subject to
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Train times are subject to ~ without notice.
CHANGE + VERB
▪ come , happen , occur , take place
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Major economic ~s have occurred recently.
▪ affect (sb/sth)
▪ result in sth
PREPOSITION
▪ for a ~
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I usually take the bus to school, but today I walked for a ~.
▪ ~ in
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The last few years have seen a ~ in attitudes to single parents.
▪ ~ of
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a ~ of government
▪ ~ from , ~ to
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the ~ from the old to the new system
PHRASES
▪ a ~ for the better , a ~ for the worse
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I reckon we've all made a big ~ for the better.
▪ a ~ of clothes (= an extra set of clothes to change into)
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Take a ~ of clothes in case you get dirty.
▪ a ~ of heart , a ~ of mind
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He said he's not coming, but he might have a ~ of heart.
▪ a ~ of scene ( BrE ), a ~ of scenery
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I needed a ~ of scene/scenery after being in the job for so long.
▪ a climate of ~
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In the current climate of ~, adaptability is vital.
▪ the pace of ~ , the rate of ~
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A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological ~.
▪ a period of ~
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The eighties were a period of great ~ in publishing.
▪ the tide of ~ , the winds of ~
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The president realized he could not hold back the tide of ~, and resigned.
2 coins/notes of low value
ADJECTIVE
▪ loose , small
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He emptied his pockets of loose ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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I had around £25 in ~.
▪ ~ for
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Ask the cashier if she has ~ for €20.
PHRASES
▪ chump ~ ( AmE , informal )
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$150 million is chump ~ (= a small amount of money) compared with the potential losses.
3 money you get back if you pay too much
VERB + CHANGE
▪ check , count
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I checked my ~ before leaving the store.
▪ give
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This machine does not give ~.
▪ get
▪ take
▪ keep
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I told the taxi driver to keep the ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from , ~ out of
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The meal left me with not much ~ from $200.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ considerably , dramatically , drastically , fundamentally , greatly , a lot , markedly , profoundly , radically , significantly , substantially
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Our way of life has ~d dramatically over the last ten years.
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Jane has ~d a lot since she went to college.
▪ completely , totally
▪ slightly , subtly
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Her voice ~d subtly.
▪ little
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The town has actually ~d very little in the last hundred years.
▪ all the time , constantly , continually , forever
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The language is changing all the time.
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Technology has forever ~d the way businesses operate.
▪ fast , overnight , rapidly , suddenly
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Attitudes to marriage are changing fast.
▪ gradually , slowly
▪ irrevocably , permanently
PREPOSITION
▪ from
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Caracas ~d from a small town into a busy city.
▪ into , to
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His anger ~d to sadness.
PHRASES
▪ ~ out of all recognition
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The place had ~d out of all recognition.
Change is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ attitude , ↑ balance , ↑ circumstance , ↑ composition , ↑ condition , ↑ density , ↑ expectation , ↑ expression , ↑ fashion , ↑ fortune , ↑ habit , ↑ key , ↑ level , ↑ luck , ↑ manner , ↑ menu , ↑ mood , ↑ opinion , ↑ pattern , ↑ practice , ↑ rule , ↑ scenery , ↑ shift , ↑ situation , ↑ taste , ↑ temperature , ↑ tempo , ↑ thing , ↑ time , ↑ tone , ↑ traffic light , ↑ view , ↑ weather , ↑ wheel , ↑ wind , ↑ world
Change is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ allegiance , ↑ angle , ↑ appearance , ↑ approach , ↑ arrangement , ↑ attitude , ↑ baby , ↑ balance , ↑ bandage , ↑ battery , ↑ behaviour , ↑ booking , ↑ bulb , ↑ career , ↑ CD , ↑ channel , ↑ charter , ↑ climate , ↑ clothes , ↑ colour , ↑ complexion , ↑ composition , ↑ conception , ↑ constitution , ↑ course , ↑ culture , ↑ currency , ↑ curriculum , ↑ date , ↑ definition , ↑ destiny , ↑ diaper , ↑ diet , ↑ direction , ↑ dosage , ↑ dose , ↑ dressing , ↑ emphasis , ↑ ending , ↑ environment , ↑ expectation , ↑ expression , ↑ fact , ↑ fate , ↑ flight , ↑ focus , ↑ form , ↑ format , ↑ formula , ↑ frequency , ↑ fundamentals , ↑ fuse , ↑ gear , ↑ grip , ↑ guard , ↑ habit , ↑ idea , ↑ identity , ↑ image , ↑ impression , ↑ itinerary , ↑ key , ↑ landscape , ↑ lane , ↑ law , ↑ level , ↑ life , ↑ lifestyle , ↑ linen , ↑ meaning , ↑ medication , ↑ menu , ↑ method , ↑ mode , ↑ money , ↑ name , ↑ nappy , ↑ nationality , ↑ nature , ↑ oil , ↑ opinion , ↑ order , ↑ outcome , ↑ outlook , ↑ ownership , ↑ partner , ↑ password , ↑ pattern , ↑ perception , ↑ perspective , ↑ pitch , ↑ place , ↑ plan , ↑ plea , ↑ plug , ↑ position , ↑ posture , ↑ practice , ↑ profession , ↑ regime , ↑ religion , ↑ residence , ↑ routine , ↑ rule , ↑ scenery , ↑ setting , ↑ sex , ↑ shape , ↑ sheet , ↑ shift , ↑ situation , ↑ size , ↑ skyline , ↑ society , ↑ stance , ↑ status , ↑ status quo , ↑ story , ↑ strategy , ↑ string , ↑ structure , ↑ style , ↑ subject , ↑ surname , ↑ swing , ↑ syllabus , ↑ system , ↑ tack , ↑ tactic , ↑ tempo , ↑ thing , ↑ thinking , ↑ time , ↑ tone , ↑ topic , ↑ train , ↑ tyre , ↑ understanding , ↑ venue , ↑ view , ↑ viewpoint , ↑ voltage , ↑ wardrobe , ↑ way , ↑ will , ↑ wording , ↑ world