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in·ter·change
(ĭn′tər-chānj′)v. in·ter·changed, in·ter·chang·ing, in·ter·chang·es
v.tr.
1. To switch each of (two things) into the place of the other.
2. To give and receive mutually; exchange.
3. To cause to succeed each other in a series or pattern; alternate: interchanged gold and silver beads in the bracelet.
v.intr.
1. To change places with each other.
2. To succeed each other; alternate.
n. (ĭn′tər-chānj′)
1. The act or process of interchanging.
2. A highway intersection that employs ramps and overpasses or underpasses to permit traffic to move freely from one road to another without crossing another line of traffic.
[Middle English enterchaungen, from Old French entrechangier, to change : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + changier, to change; see change.]
in′ter·chang′er n.
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interchange
vb
to change places or cause to change places; alternate; exchange; switch
n
1. the act of interchanging; exchange or alternation
2. (Automotive Engineering) a motorway junction of interconnecting roads and bridges designed to prevent streams of traffic crossing one another
ˌinterˈchangeable adj
ˌinterˌchangeaˈbility, ˌinterˈchangeableness n
ˌinterˈchangeably adv
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in•ter•change
(v. ˌɪn tərˈtʃeɪndʒ; n. ˈɪn tərˌtʃeɪndʒ)v. -changed, -chang•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to put each in the place of the other; cause (one thing) to change places with another: to interchange pieces of modular furniture.
2. to give and receive (things) reciprocally; exchange.
3. to cause to follow one another alternately.
v.i. 4. to occur by turns or in succession; alternate.
5. to change places, as one with another.
n. 6. an act or instance of interchanging.
7. a multilevel highway intersection arranged so that vehicles may move from one road to another without crossing the streams of traffic.
[1325–75; Middle English entrechaungen < Middle French entrechangier; see inter-, change]
in`ter•chang′er, n.
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interchange
Past participle: interchanged
Gerund: interchanging
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Noun | 1. | interchange - a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams cloverleaf - an interchange that does not require left-hand turns junction - the place where two or more things come together spaghetti junction - a complicated highway interchange with multiple overpasses |
2. | interchange - mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) interaction - a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting reciprocity - mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization - interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" | |
3. | interchange - the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners" group action - action taken by a group of people | |
4. | interchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) conversion - act of exchanging one type of money or security for another foreign exchange - the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place | |
Verb | 1. | interchange - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" shift - move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion" reduce - simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another truncate - replace a corner by a plane retool - provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools subrogate - substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured |
2. | interchange - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" redeem - to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange stand in, sub, substitute, fill in - be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" barter - exchange goods without involving money | |
3. | interchange - cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size" | |
4. | interchange - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" |
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interchange
noun
1. exchange, give and take, alternation, reciprocation the interchange of ideas from different disciplines
verb
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interchange
verb1. To give up in return for something else:
Informal: swap.
1. The act of exchanging or substituting:
Informal: swap.
2. Occurrence in successive turns:
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Translations
تَبادُلمُلتَقى طُرُق
mimoúrovňová křižovatkavýměna
udvekslingvejudfletning
csomópontkicserélés
skiptislaufugatnamót
kelių mazgasvienas kitą galintys pakeisti
apmaiņa
mimoúrovňová križovatka
değiş tokuşkavşak
interchange
A. [ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ] VT
1. (= exchange) [+ views, ideas] → intercambiar, cambiar; [+ prisoners, publications] → canjear
2. (= alternate) → alternar
B. [ˈɪntətʃeɪndʒ] N
1. [of views, ideas] → intercambio m, cambio m; [of prisoners, publications] → canje m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
interchange
[ˈɪntərtʃeɪndʒ]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
interchange
vt
(= switch round) → (miteinander) vertauschen, (aus)tauschen
ideas etc → austauschen (with mit)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
interchange
[n ˈɪntəˌtʃeɪndʒ; vb ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ]1. n
a. (of views, ideas) → scambio
b. (on motorway) → interscambio, svincolo
2. vt (views) → scambiarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
interchange
(ˈintətʃeindʒ) noun1. a place where two or more main roads or motorways at different levels are joined by means of several small roads, so allowing cars etc to move from one road to another.
2. (an) exchange. an interchange of ideas.
ˌinterˈchangeable adjective able to be used, put etc in the place of each other without a difference in effect, meaning etc. `Great' and `big' are not completely interchangeable.
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