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"shift" Meaning in English

1. move sideways or in an unsteady way

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

careen , tilt , wobble

2. move very slightly

Part of speech : verb

Example : I shifted in my seat.

Synonyms

stir , agitate , budge

3. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

sack , chemise

4. a qualitative change

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

transformation , transmutation

5. the time period during which you are at work

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

work shift , duty period

6. change place or direction

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

reposition , dislodge

7. the act of changing one thing or position for another

Part of speech : noun

Example : The shift from hunting and gathering to an agricultural based society was an important step on the road to modern organized production.

Synonyms

switch

8. the act of moving from one place to another

Part of speech : noun

Example : The student's constant shifts disrupted the class.

Synonyms

shifting

9. a woman's sleeveless undergarment

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

slip

10. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

Part of speech : noun

Example : MY SHIFT BUTTON IS BROKEN AND NOW EVERYONE THINKS I AM YELLING AT THEM.

Synonyms

shift key

11. an event in which something is displaced without rotation

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

displacement

12. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

fault

13. make a shift in or exchange of

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

change over

14. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

switch

15. move abruptly

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

pitch

16. move around

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

transfer

17. a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

Part of speech : noun

Example : No one wanted to be on the overnight shift, even though it paid better.

18. move and exchange for another

Part of speech : verb

Example : shift the date for our class reunion

19. change gears

Part of speech : verb

Example : You have to shift down when you go up a steep hill.

20. move from one setting or context to another

Part of speech : verb

Example : shift the emphasis

21. change in quality

Part of speech : verb

Example : The speaker's tone shifted as the speech turned to more serious matters.

22. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

Part of speech : verb

Example : Grimm showed how the consonants shifted

23. use a shift key on a keyboard

Part of speech : verb

Example : i could not shift so all my letters are written in lower case.

Translation for "shift"

shift meaning in Spanish : cambio

shift meaning in German : Verschiebung

shift meaning in Japanese : シフト

shift meaning in Turkish : vardiya

shift meaning in Chinese : 转移

shift meaning in Arabic : تحول

shift meaning in Polish : przesunięcie

shift meaning in Hindi : खिसक जाना

shift meaning in French : décalage

shift meaning in Russian : сдвиг

shift meaning in Tamil : மாற்றம்

shift meaning in Telugu : మార్పు

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