interchange

[ verb in-ter-cheynj; noun in-ter-cheynj ]

verb (used with object)

, in·ter·changed, in·ter·chang·ing.

1. to put each in the place of the other:

   to interchange pieces of modular furniture.

2. to cause (one thing) to change places with another; transpose.
3. to give and receive (things) reciprocally; exchange:

   The twins interchanged clothes frequently.

4. to cause to follow one another alternately; alternate:

   to interchange business cares with pleasures.

verb (used without object)

, in·ter·changed, in·ter·chang·ing.

1. to occur by turns or in succession; alternate.
2. to change places, as two persons or things, or as one with another.

noun

1. an act or instance of interchanging; reciprocal exchange:

   the interchange of commodities.

2. a changing of places, as between two persons or things, or of one with another.
3. alternation; alternate succession.
4. a highway intersection consisting of a system of several different road levels arranged so that vehicles may move from one road to another without crossing the streams of traffic.

interchange

verb

1. to change places or cause to change places; alternate; exchange; switch

noun

1. the act of interchanging; exchange or alternation
2. a motorway junction of interconnecting roads and bridges designed to prevent streams of traffic crossing one another

Derived Forms

• ˌinterˈchangeably, adverb
• ˌinterˈchangeable, adjective
• ˌinterˌchangeaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• inter·changer noun
• pre·inter·change noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of interchange¹

1325–75; inter- + change; replacing Middle English entrechaungen < Middle French entrechangier

Example Sentences

At least 57 people died in that 1994 earthquake, which caused the collapse of part of the Santa Monica Freeway and the interchange between Interstate 5 and Highway 14.

From Los Angeles Times

Through an exclusive interview with "Let It Be" director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Rogovoy illuminates the reality behind that interchange.

From Salon

One person is dead and three more seriously injured after a single-vehicle rollover crash on a major interchange in Griffith Park early Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

Her land lies close to the A421 at Marston Moretaine Interchange that remains under water.

From BBC

The southbound carriageway has re-opened, but long queues remain between J14 for Thornbury and J15 for the Almondsbury Interchange.

From BBC

Related Words

• give-and-take
• intersection
• junction
• networking