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change the subject

change the subject verb: to talk about something else, especially to avoid issues that are too delicate or difficult.

Verb

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

  1. To talk about something else, especially to avoid issues that are too delicate or difficult.

Synonyms of change the subject

Forms of change the subject

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

Questions about change the subject

What does change the subject mean?
Change the subject means to talk about something else, especially to avoid issues that are too delicate or difficult.
What part of speech is change the subject?
Change the subject is a verb.
What is the past tense of change the subject?
The past tense of change the subject is changed the subject.

Words near change the subject in the dictionary

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

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