English · Common Verbs

changed

/tʃeɪndʒd/

[/tʃeɪndʒd/]

past tense of change

Beginnerverb

Definition

Past tense and past participle of 'change': to have made or become different.

Example

The small town changed completely after the new railway line connected it to the big city.

The small town changed completely after the new railway line connected it to the big city.

Etymology

From Latin 'cambiare', with the regular '-ed' ending marking past tense.

How & Where It’s Used

Used to describe something that became different in the past.

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