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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

change the subject en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio

Meanings

  1. To talk about something else, especially to avoid issues that are too delicate or difficult.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
changes the subject Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
changed the subject Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
changed the subject Tense=Past lexicographic
changing the subject Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

sweep something under the rug

Synonyms

change the channel

Translations (5)

fr changer de sujet (talk about something else) · it cambiare argomento (talk about something else) · pl zmienić temat (talk about something else) · pl zmieniać temat (talk about something else) · pt mudar de assunto (talk about something else)