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# interchangeable

«interchangeable» in Mova's school dictionary: **Able to be swapped or exchanged for each other without…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (interchangeable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Able to be swapped or exchanged for each other without making any difference. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interchangeable/#m1)

2) So alike that one could easily replace the other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interchangeable/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used for parts, words, tools and numbers. In maths, in addition and multiplication the numbers are interchangeable in order: 3 + 5 = 5 + 3 (the commutative law), but in subtraction and division they are not. In English lessons: some words are interchangeable (big and large in many sentences), others are not. In everyday life: interchangeable batteries, lids, Lego pieces. Phrase: «interchangeable with».

### examples

- The heads on this toothbrush are interchangeable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interchangeable/#x1)
- In this sentence, «big» and «large» are interchangeable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interchangeable/#x2)
- In addition, the numbers are interchangeable: 4 + 7 is the same as 7 + 4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interchangeable/#x3)
- In subtraction, the numbers are not interchangeable: 9 − 2 is not 2 − 9. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interchangeable/#x4)
- Lego bricks are interchangeable, so you can build anything. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interchangeable/#x5)
- The players on the team are not interchangeable; each has a special job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interchangeable/#x6)
- These two chargers look the same, but they are not interchangeable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interchangeable/#x7)

### note

Spelling trap: keep the «e» – interchangEable (change + able). Use «interchangeable with». In maths: order is interchangeable in + and ×, not in − and ÷. Words that seem interchangeable often have small differences in meaning or register (kid/child).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «interchangeable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interchangeable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.