interchange

noun

/ˈɪntətʃeɪndʒ/

/ˈɪntərtʃeɪndʒ/

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[countable, uncountable] the act of sharing or exchanging something, especially ideas or information
- a continuous interchange of ideas
- electronic data interchange
[countable] a place where a road joins a major road such as a motorway or interstate, designed so that vehicles leaving or joining the road do not have to cross other lines of trafficTopics Transport by car or lorryc2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French entrechangier, from entre- ‘between’ + changier ‘to change’.

verb

/ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ/

/ˌɪntərˈtʃeɪndʒ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they interchange	/ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ/ /ˌɪntərˈtʃeɪndʒ/
he / she / it interchanges	/ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ /ˌɪntərˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/
past simple interchanged	/ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒd/ /ˌɪntərˈtʃeɪndʒd/
past participle interchanged	/ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒd/ /ˌɪntərˈtʃeɪndʒd/
-ing form interchanging	/ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ /ˌɪntərˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

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[transitive] interchange something (between A and B) to share or exchange ideas, information, etc.
- Data is interchanged between browser and server without any change in display.
[transitive, intransitive] to put each of two things or people in the other’s place; to move or be moved from one place to another in this way
- interchange A and B to interchange the front and rear tyres of a car
- interchange (A) (with B) to interchange the front tyres with the rear ones
- The front and rear tyres interchange (= can be exchanged).

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French entrechangier, from entre- ‘between’ + changier ‘to change’.