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changes the channel

changes the channel is the third-person singular simple present indicative of change the channel.

Meaning of change the channel

Verb

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

  1. (Canada, idiomatic) To redirect someone’s attention.
    • Repeated attempts to "change the channel" to pocketbook issues that traditionally favor Democratic candidates have flopped.2002 October 20, Thomas M. Defrank, “Dems Can't Cash In on Economy”, in New York Daily News, retrieved 17 Oct 2013
    Antonyms:
    stay tuned
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see change, the, channel.
    Antonyms:
    stay tuned

Questions about changes the channel

What is changes the channel the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Changes the channel is the third-person singular simple present indicative of change the channel.

Words near changes the channel in the dictionary

  1. changes places
  2. changes sides
  3. changes someone's mind
  4. changes someone's tune
  5. changes tack
  6. changes the channel
  7. changes the game
  8. changes the leg
  9. changes the record
  10. changes the subject
  11. changes up

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