interchange
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interchange
- /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ UK
- /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ US
- /ˈɪntə(ɹ).tʃeɪndʒ/ UK
- /ˈɪntɚt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪndʒ
Where it comes from
From Old French entrechange, by surface analysis, inter- + change.
verb interchanges · interchanging · interchanged
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to switch (each of two things)
to interchange places
Similar: exchange
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to mutually give and receive (something); to exchange
I shall interchange / My waned state for Henry's regal crown.
Similar: exchange
- to swap or change places The poem is written in an alef-lamed, bet-nun acrostic form. This is a formula of permutation of letters wherein the first interchanges with the twelfth, the second with the thirteenth, etc.
- to alternate; to intermingle or vary to interchange cares with pleasures
- To act as or carry out an interchange (noun, senses 2, 3). But those 13 miles go through central London, and where the Underground interchanges with Crossrail, its own stations will be boosted and glamorised, especially at Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road.
noun interchanges
- An act of interchanging. That was one of three superb saves Hennessey made in the opening 45 minutes, the best of which was from Dzeko, who had been released by a slick interchange involving Silva and Sergio Aguero.
- A highway junction in which traffic may change from one road to another without crossing a stream of traffic.
- A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway.
- A connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport; a station at which such a connection can be made. Holborn tube station is the only interchange between the London Underground Central and Piccadilly Lines.
- A back-and-forth interaction; an exchange. David and I were not "intimate" friends. There was always a certain old-worldly formality about our interchanges. There was something professorial and distant about David, something that commanded respect, partially, I think, because he was so respectful himself.
Opposite: outerchange
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: transpose, change, reciprocation, counterchange, alternate, exchange, give-and-take, flip, flip-flop, switch, sharing, share, swapping, swap, interconnection, connection
noun
Opposite: outerchange
Translations
Every language
verb to switch
| Español | intercambiar, reemplazar |
|---|---|
| Português | trocar, permutar, intercambiar |
verb to swap
| Español | intercambiar, reemplazar |
|---|
verb to alternate
| Português | alternar |
|---|
noun act of interchanging
| Español | intercambio, intercambios |
|---|---|
| Русский | взаимозаме́на vzaimozaména, обме́н obmén, чередова́ние čeredovánije |
noun junction between two limited-access highways
| Español | intercambio vial, intercambio viario |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ジャンクション jankushon |
| Português | trevo rodoviário |
| Français | échangeur autoroutier, échangeur routier, échangeur |
| Deutsch | Autobahnkreuz, Autobahndreieck |
| Русский | у́зел úzel |
| Tiếng Việt | nút giao |
| עברית | מֶחְלָף mekhláf |
noun junction between a limited-access highway and surface street
| Español | intercambio vial, intercambio viario |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | インターチェンジ intāchenji, インター intā |
| Français | sortie, échangeur |
| Deutsch | Anschlussstelle |
| Tiếng Việt | nút giao |
noun rail transport: connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport
| Español | transbordo, transbordos |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 乗換駅 norikae'eki, 接続駅 setsuzokueki |
| 中文 | 交換 /交换 jiāohuàn, 轉車 /转车 zhuǎnchē, 倒車 /倒车 dǎochē, 換乘站 /换乘站 huànchéngzhàn |
| Русский | переса́дка peresádka, развя́зка razvjázka |
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title = {interchange},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/interchange},
urldate = {2026-11-05}
}
