change one's ways

A form of mend one's ways — To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them.

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Meanings

verbchange one's ways (third-person singular simple present changes one's ways, present participle changing one's ways, simple past and past participle changed one's ways)

present singular third person changes one's ways · participle present changing one's ways · participle past changed one's ways · past changed one's ways

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mend one's ways.
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change one's ways. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/change%20one's%20ways

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“change one's ways.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/change%20one's%20ways. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “change one's ways,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/change%20one's%20ways.

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