"change places" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: changes places [present, singular, third-person], changing places [participle, present], changed places [participle, past], changed places [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} change places (third-person singular simple present changes places, present participle changing places, simple past and past participle changed places)
  1. To exchange positions (with another) Synonyms: change spots, switch places, switch spots, trade places, swap places Translations (to exchange positions): yerlərini dəyişmək (Azerbaijani), yerlərini dəyişdirmək (Azerbaijani), vaihtaa paikkaa (Finnish), vaihtaa paikkoja (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to exchange positions",
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