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change places

change places verb: to exchange positions (with another).

Verb

change places (third-person singular simple present changes places, present participle changing places, simple past and past participle changed places)

  1. To exchange positions (with another)
    • At the next election the President and the Prime Minister changed places.
    Synonyms:
    change spots, swap places, switch places, switch spots, trade places

Synonyms of change places

Forms of change places

third-person singular presentchanges places
present participlechanging places
past participlechanged places
pastchanged places

Questions about change places

What does change places mean?
Change places means to exchange positions (with another).
What part of speech is change places?
Change places is a verb.
What is the past tense of change places?
The past tense of change places is changed places.

Words near change places in the dictionary

  1. change out
  2. change over
  3. change parade
  4. change parades
  5. change place
  6. change places
  7. change purse
  8. change purses
  9. change sides
  10. change sides, change signs
  11. change someone's mind

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