Changed
[tʃendʒd]
Definition
(adj.) made or become different in some respect; 'he's an altered (or changed) man since his election to Congress' .
(adj.) made or become different in nature or form; 'changed attitudes'; 'changed styles of dress'; 'a greatly changed country after the war' .
(adj.) changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism; 'metamorphic rocks' .
Edited by Alison--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Change
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Examples
- She was little changed; something sterner, something more robust--but she was my godmother: still the distinct vision of Mrs. Bretton. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- When others uttered it she changed countenance--I know she did. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You are changed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I was very much changed--oh, very, very much. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I heard it nearing me slowly, until it came changed to my ear--came like footsteps moving onward--then stopped. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- You are materially changed since we talked on this subject before. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I considered; my life was so wretched, it must be changed, or I must die. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- When light passes from air into water, or from any transparent substance into another of different density, its direction is changed, and it emerges along an entirely new path (Fig. 64). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- We made up a scheme to hold this wire, so he changed one letter of the alphabet and I soon got used to it; and finally we changed three letters. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But may not the areas of preponderant movement have changed in the lapse of ages? Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- For two weeks now they haven't changed them. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- His nature was not changed by one hour of solemn prayer: it was only elevated. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- This reflection thawed my congealing blood, and again the tide of life and love flowed impetuously onward, again to ebb as my busy thoughts changed. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The bank is under the direction of the four reigning burgomasters who are changed every year. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Now, things are wholly changed, and almost every naturalist admits the great principle of evolution. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- I found that I had my man, so I came home and changed my clothes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The war was changed too. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Meade changed his orders at once. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Among the rest there was one for Colonel Brandon;he took it, looked at the direction, changed colour, and immediately left the room. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- We have changed places, Percival, for once, and Madame Fosco's opinion is--mine. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He looks sadly changed--terribly shaken. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- And I have changed my mind. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- As the lid is closed, the picture becomes darkened, and by the gradual removal of the screen at the same time, it is changed into a transparency. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- At any rate, she changed colour, and left the room. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I am afraid we have changed characters, Crispin. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Youths are brought to him to be educated, and the whole character of his life has changed. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The wind blows about the sands of the desert; the position of the grains is changed. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- You won't find the room changed. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He changed colour at those words, and I felt his hand trembling a little when it came to my turn to take it. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The moment that retreat had changed into a flight (as it was sure from its very character to do), he darted up the steps to Margaret. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
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