Learning vs Change - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
(uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.
(countable) Something that has been learned
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To become something different.
(ergative) To make something into something different.
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To replace one's clothing.
To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
(archaic) To exchange.
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To change hand while riding (a horse).
(countable) The process of becoming different.
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(uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
(countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes
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(uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
(countable) A transfer between vehicles.
(baseball) A change-up pitch.
(lb) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
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A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
A public house; an alehouse.
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As nouns the difference between learning and change
is that learning is (uncountable) an act in which something is learned while change is (lb) change.As a verb learning
is .learning
English
Verb
(head)- I'm learning to ride a unicycle.
Noun
(en-noun)- Learning to ride a unicycle sounds exciting.
- The department head was also a scholar of great learning .
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Usage notes
Countable sense “thing learned” often used in plural form (m); see for details.Derived terms
* book-learning * higher learning * learning curve * learning disability * learning by doingchange
English
Verb
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- At the first sight / they have changed eyes. (exchanged looks )
- I would give any thing to change a word or two with this person.
- to change a horse
Synonyms
* (to make something different) alter, modify * (to make something into something different) transformDerived terms
* changeable * change by reversal * change course * change direction * changeful * change out * change hands * change horses in midstream * change integrity * changeling * change one's mind * change one's tune * change places * change tack * change the channel * change the subject * change up * chop and change * everchanging * get changed * leopard change his spots * presto change-o *Noun
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- The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it.
- Can I get change for this $100 bill please?
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- A customer who pays with a 10-pound note for a £9 item receives one pound in change .
- The train journey from Bristol to Nottingham includes a change at Birmingham.
- Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.
- They call an alehouse a change .