change places

verb

To exchange positions (with another)

“At the next election the President and the Prime Minister changed places.”

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change spotsswap placesswitch placesswitch spotstrade places
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Meanings

verbchange places (third-person singular simple present changes places, present participle changing places, simple past and past participle changed places)

present singular third person changes places · participle present changing places · participle past changed places · past changed places

  1. To exchange positions (with another)

    At the next election the President and the Prime Minister changed places.

    Synonyms: change spots, swap places, switch places, switch spots, trade places

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo exchange positions (with another)

Similar
change spotsswap placesswitch placesswitch spotstrade places
Also see
change placeswap placestrade places

Translations

Finnish vaihtaa paikkaa, vaihtaa paikkoja
  • vaihtaa paikkaato exchange positions
  • vaihtaa paikkojato exchange positions
Cite this entry
APA

change places. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/change%20places

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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