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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

to change places or cause to change places; alternate; exchange; switch

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.

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.

interchange

Past participle: interchanged
Gerund: interchanging

Imperative
interchange
interchange

Present
I interchange
you interchange
he/she/it interchanges
we interchange
you interchange
they interchange

Preterite
I interchanged
you interchanged
he/she/it interchanged
we interchanged
you interchanged
they interchanged

Present Continuous
I am interchanging
you are interchanging
he/she/it is interchanging
we are interchanging
you are interchanging
they are interchanging

Present Perfect
I have interchanged
you have interchanged
he/she/it has interchanged
we have interchanged
you have interchanged
they have interchanged

Past Continuous
I was interchanging
you were interchanging
he/she/it was interchanging
we were interchanging
you were interchanging
they were interchanging

Past Perfect
I had interchanged
you had interchanged
he/she/it had interchanged
we had interchanged
you had interchanged
they had interchanged

Future
I will interchange
you will interchange
he/she/it will interchange
we will interchange
you will interchange
they will interchange

Future Perfect
I will have interchanged
you will have interchanged
he/she/it will have interchanged
we will have interchanged
you will have interchanged
they will have interchanged

Future Continuous
I will be interchanging
you will be interchanging
he/she/it will be interchanging
we will be interchanging
you will be interchanging
they will be interchanging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been interchanging
you have been interchanging
he/she/it has been interchanging
we have been interchanging
you have been interchanging
they have been interchanging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been interchanging
you will have been interchanging
he/she/it will have been interchanging
we will have been interchanging
you will have been interchanging
they will have been interchanging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been interchanging
you had been interchanging
he/she/it had been interchanging
we had been interchanging
you had been interchanging
they had been interchanging

Conditional
I would interchange
you would interchange
he/she/it would interchange
we would interchange
you would interchange
they would interchange

Past Conditional
I would have interchanged
you would have interchanged
he/she/it would have interchanged
we would have interchanged
you would have interchanged
they would have interchanged

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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 highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport 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) give-and-take, reciprocation 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" dealings, traffic - social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')
	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" exchange group action - action taken by a group of people tradeoff, trade-off - an exchange that occurs as a compromise; "I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine"
	4.	interchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" exchange 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 barter, swap, swop, trade - an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" 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" substitute, replace, exchange 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" exchange, change 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" cash, cash in - exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" ransom, redeem - exchange or buy back for money; under threat 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" swap, swop, switch, trade - exchange or give (something) in exchange for barter - exchange goods without involving money trade in, trade - turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one"
	3.	interchange - cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size" counterchange, transpose 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"
	4.	interchange - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) flip-flop, alternate, tack, switch, flip 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"

interchange

noun

1. exchange, give and take, alternation, reciprocation the interchange of ideas from different disciplines

verb

1. exchange, switch, swap, alternate, trade, barter, reciprocate, bandy She likes to interchange furniture at home with stock from the shop.

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interchange

verb

1. To give up in return for something else:

change, commute, exchange, shift, substitute, switch, trade.

Informal: swap.

2. To give and receive:

bandy, exchange.

3. To do, use, or occur in successive turns:

alternate, rotate.

noun

1. The act of exchanging or substituting:

change, commutation, exchange, shift, substitution, switch, trade, transposition.

Informal: swap.

2. Occurrence in successive turns:

alternation, rotation.

Translations

تَبادُلمُلتَقى طُرُق

mimoúrovňová křižovatkavýměna

udvekslingvejudfletning

Austausch Autobahnkreuz vertauschen

échange échanger échangeurinterchanger

csomópontkicserélés

skiptislaufugatnamót

alternare interscambio scambiare scambio

kelių mazgasvienas kitą galintys pakeisti

apmaiņa

trafikkmaskin

mimoúrovňová križovatka

değiş tokuşkavşak

互换互通式立交立体交流道

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

2. (on motorway etc) → nudo m de carreteras, paso m elevado, paso m a desnivel (LAm)

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interchange

[ˈɪntə^rtʃeɪndʒ]

(= exchange) [ideas, information] → échange m

(on motorway) → échangeur m

[ˌɪntə^rˈtʃeɪndʒ] vt (= swap round) → permuter
to interchange sth with sth → échanger qch avec qch

interchange

(of roads) → Kreuzung f; (of motorways) → (Autobahn)kreuz nt

(= exchange) → Austausch m

(= switch round) → (miteinander) vertauschen, (aus)tauschen

ideas etc → austauschen (with mit)

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interchange

[n ˈɪntəˌtʃeɪndʒ; vb ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ]

1. n

a. (of views, ideas) → scambio

b. (on motorway) → interscambio, svincolo

2. vt (views) → scambiarsi

interchange

(ˈintətʃeindʒ) noun

1. 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.

References in classic literature ?

The interchange of a cuff with the jolly priest is not entirely out of character with Richard I., if romances read him aright.

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If two strangers crossing the Pine Barrens in New York State, or the equally desolate Salisbury Plain in England; if casually encountering each other in such inhospitable wilds, these twain, for the life of them, cannot well avoid a mutual salutation; and stopping for a moment to interchange the news; and, perhaps, sitting down for a while and resting in concert: then, how much more natural that upon the illimitable Pine Barrens and Salisbury Plains of the sea, two whaling vessels descrying each other at the ends of the earth --off lone Fanning's Island, or the far away King's Mills; how much more natural, I say, that under such circumstances these ships should not only interchange hails, but come into still closer, more friendly and sociable contact.

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But it is one thing, to mingle contraries, another to interchange them.

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As to the marriages of men and women, even the mere interchange of consent which, as you have just heard, makes them man and wife, is not required to be directly proved: it may be proved by inference.

A state of the law which allows the interchange of matrimonial consent to be proved by inference leaves a wide door open to conjecture.

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They were telling each other, with a confidential interchange of ideas, where they had been during the day.

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When this interchange of Christian name was effected, Madame Defarge, picking her teeth with her toothpick, coughed another grain of cough, and raised her eyebrows by the breadth of another line.

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One set regarded her disc as a polished mirror, by means of which people could see each other from different points of the earth and interchange their thoughts.

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If by day they chanced to speak one word; by night, dumb men were both, so far as concerned the slightest verbal interchange. At times, for longest hours, without a single hail, they stood far parted in the starlight; Ahab in his scuttle, the Parsee by the mainmast; but still fixedly gazing upon each other; as if in the Parsee Ahab saw his forethrown shadow, in Ahab the Parsee his abandoned substance.

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The cries of the two parties were now in sound an interchange of scathing insults.

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On the eighteenth and nineteenth of November, the army advanced two days' march and the enemy's outposts after a brief interchange of shots retreated.

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Joshua Rigg Featherstone concerning the land attached to Stone Court, had occasioned the interchange of a letter or two between these personages.