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change the record

change the record verb: to change the subject; to discuss something else.

Verb

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

  1. (imperative) To change the subject; to discuss something else.

Forms of change the record

third-person singular presentchanges the record
present participlechanging the record
past participlechanged the record
pastchanged the record

Questions about change the record

What does change the record mean?
Change the record means to change the subject; to discuss something else.
What part of speech is change the record?
Change the record is a verb.
What is the past tense of change the record?
The past tense of change the record is changed the record.

Words near change the record in the dictionary

  1. change tack
  2. change tact
  3. change the channel
  4. change the game
  5. change the leg
  6. change the record
  7. change the subject
  8. change up
  9. change wheel
  10. change wheels
  11. change-over

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