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has changed vs has been changed

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts. "Has changed" is used when focusing on the action of changing, while "has been changed" emphasizes the result of the change. The choice between them depends on if you want to highlight the action or the result.
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has changed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something has undergone a change in the past, focusing on the action of changing.

Examples:

  • The weather has changed dramatically.
  • Her attitude towards the project has changed.
  • The company's policy has changed over the years.
  • Jan 9, 2013 ... Both are possible, grammatical, and idiomatic, but "my email ID has changed" simply means that the ID is no longer the same, while "my email ...
  • Feb 22, 2017 ... When I run it a second time using the -i flag it runs again, this time saying it's due to “class path has changed from” with two hash strings.
  • Mar 1, 2024 ... The user locale has changed ... After the recent AGOL updates, I noticed this option when going to edit my experience builders. When I click ' ...
  • Jan 19, 2022 ... The datasource the query is connected to used to be of type SqlQueryUnified has changed types, and is no longer valid! I have existing apps that ...
  • Oct 19, 2021 ... Is there a solution for rerunning Zaps where the "Zap has changed too much"? ContextWe had an error in one of our Zaps which kept turning ...
  • I am using Zoom on my Mac mini. The message "Your default microphone has changed to NexiGo N930E FHD Webcam Audio and will now be used".
  • Mar 1, 2018 ... I want to do some optimizations in my callbacks depending on what dash Inputs has changed from the previous call.
  • Apr 19, 2023 ... Do your Users see a popup that says “Sorry, your login session has changed/expired”? After that do they just log in again? What is the bug ...
  • Reasons behind State has changed from CONFIGURED to IDLE · Node Development · KFDing January 22, 2020, 6:37pm 1. Hi,. I have one problem with reloading ...
  • Aug 5, 2020 ... I have an app in development and every time I send a link for someone to try it out, they get this stupid “Your login session has changed/ ...

Alternatives:

  • changed
  • has been altered
  • has been modified
  • has been transformed
  • has been updated

has been changed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something has undergone a change in the past, emphasizing the result of the change.

Examples:

  • The password has been changed.
  • The settings have been changed.
  • The plan has been changed multiple times.
  • Jan 9, 2013 ... "My email ID has changed" simply means that the ID is no longer the same, while "my email ID has been changed" puts more stress on the fact that someone is ...
  • Mar 3, 2023 ... “Error saving library panel: The library element has been changed by someone else.” the problem is that I'm the only one who can modify them ...
  • Jul 31, 2021 ... js_v12 have to be running) and then installed it again. After executing it I now get the error from the title ("SSL certificate has been changed ...
  • Apr 27, 2018 ... Solved: Over the past couple of weeks, both of my Macs have been telling me that files cannot be autosaved because "The file has been changed by
  • Feb 5, 2013 ... The file has been changed since it was opened for editing. Saving your version of the document will overwrite changes made by others.
  • Nov 11, 2010 ... Warning! CPU has been changed. Please re-enter CPU settings in the CMOS setup and remember to save before quit! with choices to continue or go into setup.
  • Apr 7, 2023 ... It seems the “Profile has been changed” seems to be the hot topic. All we can do is direct you to both Epic Games and Techland support to report the issues you ...
  • May 20, 2021 ... "The metadata for this photo has been changed by another application"... but it hasn't... 3dit0r1. Explorer ...
  • Feb 20, 2021 ... I got an error message on the printer screen "The IPv4 address has been changed" in every few days and the printer stops printing.
  • Jun 9, 2009 ... Problem is, when I test the change, I get "This record has been changed by another user since you started editing it". Definitely no other ...

Alternatives:

  • has been altered
  • has been modified
  • has been transformed
  • has been updated
  • has been revised

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