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code-switched

code-switched is the simple past and past participle of code-switch.

Meaning of code-switch

Verb

code-switch (third-person singular simple present code-switches, present participle code-switching, simple past and past participle code-switched)

  1. (intransitive) To alternate between two or more languages, typically in spoken conversation.
    Synonyms:
    code-mix
  2. (intransitive) To change the dialect or register in which one speaks a language.
    Synonyms:
    code-mix
  3. (intransitive) To change from playing rugby league to rugby union or vice versa.

Questions about code-switched

What is code-switched the simple past and past participle of?
Code-switched is the simple past and past participle of code-switch.

Words near code-switched in the dictionary

  1. code-share
  2. code-shared
  3. code-shares
  4. code-sharing
  5. code-switch
  6. code-switched
  7. code-switcher
  8. code-switchers
  9. code-switches
  10. code-switching
  11. code-switchings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: code-switched (page history and authors); code-switch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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