verb phrase · neutral
change your password
UK/tʃeɪndʒ jɔː ˈpɑːswəd/US/tʃeɪndʒ jʊr ˈpæsˌwɜːrd/CHAN·ge your PASS·word
to replace your current password with a new one
Examples
“You should change your password regularly to stay secure.”
“After the breach, we advised all users to change their passwords.”
“I changed my password because I suspected someone else knew it.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following the security alert, I immediately changed my password and enabled two‑factor authentication.”
Collocations
- change your password regularly
- change your password for security
Word family
Common mistakes
change password→change your password
modify the password→change your password
Say it for a higher band
5modify the password→6reset password→7+change your password
Synonyms
reset your password
Easily confused
reset your password
“I had to reset my password after I forgot it.”
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