American English pronunciation
How to pronounce exchanged
IPA transcription: [ɪks'tʃeɪndʒd]
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Verb
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put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
“the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt”
“substitute regular milk with fat-free milk”
“synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning”
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give to, and receive from, one another
“Would you change places with me?”
“We have been exchanging letters for a year”
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exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
“Could you convert my dollars into pounds?”
“He changed his name”
“convert centimeters into inches”
“convert holdings into shares”
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change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
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exchange a penalty for a less severe one
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hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
“exchange prisoners”
“exchange employees between branches of the company”
Adjective
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changed for (replaced by) something different
Usage examples
- the camel drivers exchanged information about windstorms, and told stories about the desert.
- The two men exchanged some words in Arabic, and the bar owner seemed irritated.
- As the loafer passed he looked up, and I fancied a signal was exchanged.
- He also exchanged letters with Franz Boas and George Amos Dorsey.
- The two men exchanged some words in Arabic, and the bar owner seemed irritated.
- The two men exchanged some words in Arabic, and the bar owner seemed irritated.
- Looks were exchanged between parent and parent.
- the camel drivers exchanged information about windstorms, and told stories about the desert.
- He exchanged several letters on the subject with Albert Einstein.
- Angry words were exchanged.