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- DictionaryShift/SHift/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance: "I shift the weight back to the other leg"
- 2. change gear in a vehicle: North American "she shifted down to fourth"
noun
- 1. a slight change in position, direction, or tendency: "a shift in public opinion"
- 2. one of two or more recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay: "the night shift"
SHIFT definition: 1. a change in something: 2. a period of work in a place such as a factory or hospital: 3. the…. Learn more.
A shift is a change in something or an adjustment in the way something is done. You can either make a shift (that's the noun), or you can just shift (that's the verb). What makes a shift different from, say, a change is that it implies some kind of movement; a sense that the thing that you're shifting is still the same thing, just moving in a ...
Definition of shift noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[intransitive, transitive] to move, or move something, from one position or place to another. Lydia shifted uncomfortably in her chair. I shifted uneasily under his gaze. shift from somebody/something to somebody/something The action of the novel shifts from Paris to London.
Shift definition, to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends;to shift ideas. See more.
4 days ago · 1. verb. If you shift something or if it shifts, it moves slightly . He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He shifted from foot to foot. [VERB preposition/adverb] The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor. [VERB] ...the squeak of his boots in the snow as he shifted his weight. [VERB noun]
Define shift: to move or to cause (something or someone) to move to a different place, position, etc.—usage, synonyms, more.