The difference between Change and Turn

When used as nouns, change means the process of becoming different, whereas turn means a change of direction or orientation.

When used as verbs, change means to become something different, whereas turn means of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.

check bellow for the other definitions of Change and Turn

  1. Change as a verb (intransitive):

    To become something different.

    Examples:

    "The tadpole changed into a frog. Stock prices are constantly changing."

  2. Change as a verb (transitive, ergative):

    To make something into something else.

    Examples:

    "The fairy changed the frog into a prince. I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit."

  3. Change as a verb (transitive):

    To replace.

    Examples:

    "Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb. After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt."

  4. Change as a verb (intransitive):

    To replace one's clothing.

    Examples:

    "You can't go into the dressing room while she's changing. The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started."

  5. Change as a verb (transitive):

    To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it).

    Examples:

    "It's your turn to change the baby."

  6. Change as a verb (intransitive):

    To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)

  7. Change as a verb (archaic):

    To exchange.

  8. Change as a verb (transitive):

    To change hand while riding (a horse).

    Examples:

    "to change a horse"

  1. Change as a noun (countable):

    The process of becoming different.

    Examples:

    "The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it."

  2. Change as a noun (uncountable):

    Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.

    Examples:

    "Can I get change for this $100 bill please?"

  3. Change as a noun (countable):

    A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes

  4. Change as a noun (uncountable):

    Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.

    Examples:

    "A customer who pays with a 10-pound note for a £9 item receives one pound in change."

  5. Change as a noun (uncountable):

    Coins (as opposed to paper money).

    Examples:

    "Do you have any change on you? I need to make a phone call."

  6. Change as a noun (countable):

    A transfer between vehicles.

    Examples:

    "The train journey from Bristol to Nottingham includes a change at Birmingham."

  7. Change as a noun (baseball):

    A change-up pitch.

  8. Change as a noun (campanology):

    Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.

  9. Change as a noun (dated):

    A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.

  10. Change as a noun (Scotland, dated):

    A public house; an alehouse.

  1. Turn as a verb:

    to make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation. to change one's direction of travel. to change the course of. To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe. To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt. To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds. To navigate through a book or other printed material. Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces. Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.

    Examples:

    "the Earth turns;  turn on the spot"

    "'Turn the knob clockwise."

    "She turned right at the corner."

    "She turned the table legs with care and precision."

    "'turn the bed covers;  turn the pages"

    "'turn to page twenty;  turn through the book"

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  2. Turn as a verb (intransitive):

    To change condition or attitude. To become . To change the color of the leaves in the autumn. To change fundamentally; to metamorphose. # To sour or spoil; to go bad. # To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle. To reach a certain age. To hinge; to depend. To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated. To change personal condition. # To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa. # To become giddy; said of the head or brain. #* #*: I'll look no more; / Lest my brain turn. # To sicken; to nauseate. # To be nauseated; said of the stomach.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: become get"

    "The leaves turn brown in autumn. When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty."

    "The hillside behind our house isn't generally much to look at, but once all the trees turn it's gorgeous."

    "Midas made everything turn to gold.  He turned into a monster every full moon."

    "This milk has turned; it smells awful."

    "to turn cider or wine"

    "Charlie turns six on September 29."

    "The decision turns on a single fact."

    "The prisoners turned on the warden."

    "The sight turned my stomach."

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  3. Turn as a verb (obsolete, reflexive):

    To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.

  4. Turn as a verb (transitive, usually with '''over'''):

    To complete.

    Examples:

    "They say they can turn the parts in two days."

  5. Turn as a verb (transitive):

    To make (money); turn a profit.

    Examples:

    "We turned a pretty penny with that little scheme."

  6. Turn as a verb (transitive, soccer):

    Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

  7. Turn as a verb:

    To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.

    Examples:

    "Ivory turns well."

  8. Turn as a verb (obstetrics):

    To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.

  9. Turn as a verb (printing, dated):

    To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.

  10. Turn as a verb (archaic):

    To translate.

    Examples:

    "to turn the Iliad"

  11. Turn as a verb (transitive, role-playing games):

    To magically or divinely attack undead.

  1. Turn as a noun:

    A change of direction or orientation.

    Examples:

    "Give the handle a turn, then pull it."

  2. Turn as a noun (geometry):

    A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation. A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.

  3. Turn as a noun:

    A single loop of a coil.

  4. Turn as a noun:

    A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.

    Examples:

    "They took turns playing with the new toy."

  5. Turn as a noun:

    The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.

    Examples:

    "I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes."

  6. Turn as a noun:

    One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.

  7. Turn as a noun:

    A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.

  8. Turn as a noun:

    (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.

    Examples:

    "They quote a three-day turn on parts like those."

  9. Turn as a noun:

    A fit or a period of giddiness.

    Examples:

    "I've had a funny turn."

  10. Turn as a noun:

    A change in temperament or circumstance.

    Examples:

    "She took a turn for the worse."

  11. Turn as a noun (cricket):

    A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).

  12. Turn as a noun (poker):

    The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.

  13. Turn as a noun (poker, obsolete):

    The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.

  14. Turn as a noun:

    A deed done to another.

    Examples:

    "One good turn deserves another."

    "I felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunitynb...."

  15. Turn as a noun (rope):

    A pass behind or through an object.

  16. Turn as a noun:

    Character; personality; nature.

  17. Turn as a noun (soccer):

    An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

  18. Turn as a noun (circus, theatre, especially, physical comedy):

    A short skit, act, or routine.

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