Change

The tadpole changed into a frog.

Stock prices are constantly changing.

Lo I the man, whoſe Muſe whilome did maske, As time her taught in lowly Shepheards weeds, Am now enforſt a far unfitter taske, For trumpets ſterne to chaunge mine oaten reeds, And ſinge of Knights and Ladies gentle deeds[…]

KORRIS: They shunned you. Cursed you. Called you vile names, and you knew not why. Even now do you know why you are driven? Why you cannot relent—or repent—or confess—or abstain? How could you know? There have been no other Klingons to lead you to that knowledge. WORF: Yes—yes—those feelings are still a part of me, but I control them. They do not rule me. KORRIS: Yes, to fit in, the humans demand you change the one thing that you cannot change. But because you cannot—you do. That too is the mark of the warrior.

Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.

Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.[…]A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.

The fairy changed the frog into a prince.

I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit.

Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb.

After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt.

Towards the end of the nineteenth century, boys who had pretended soldiers down through the centuries, now changed their pikes and swords for toy pistols.

You can't go into the dressing room while she’s changing.

The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started.

It’s your turn to change the baby.

After stopping at these stations, my train has become busy. Returning day-trippers make up a goodly number, along with young people heading for a night out in Bristol, which is where I change once again.

At the first sight / they have changed eyes. (exchanged looks)

I would give any thing to change a word or two with this person.

to change a horse

The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it.

Cause people often talk about being scared of change / But for me I'm more afraid of things staying the same

Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.

Can I get change for this $100 bill, please?

a change of clothes

After beating champions Chelsea 3-1 on Boxing Day, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger made eight changes to his starting XI in an effort to freshen things up, with games against Birmingham and Manchester City to come in the next seven days.

A customer who pays with a 10-pound note for a £9 item receives one pound in change.

Do you have any change on you? I need to make a phone call.

This bus ride requires exact change.

The train journey from Bristol to Nottingham includes a change at Birmingham.

It [the Elizabeth Line] will provide a 6tph (trains per hour) service and with a single change at Hayes & Harlington offer services towards Reading.

Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.

1727-1728, Edward Burt, Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London They call an alehouse a change.