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codeswitch

codeswitch is the alternative spelling 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.

Forms of codeswitch

third-person singular presentcodeswitches
present participlecodeswitching
past participlecodeswitched
pastcodeswitched

Questions about codeswitch

What is codeswitch the alternative spelling of?
Codeswitch is the alternative spelling of code-switch.

Words near codeswitch in the dictionary

  1. codesmiths
  2. codespace
  3. codespaces
  4. codestream
  5. codestreams
  6. codeswitch
  7. codeswitched
  8. codeswitches
  9. codeswitching
  10. codeswitchings
  11. codetalker

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: codeswitch (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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