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Shift
Definitions
2) To change your opinion or attitude, to change the way you do something
3) To change gears, when you are driving a vehicle
1) To move from one position or place to another
4) A period of time worked by group of workers
Level :
C1
Phrasal Verb
Shift for yourself
Example sentences
We need to shift the focus of this presentation.
We arrived and clocked on for the night shift.
Could you help me shift some chairs ?
Women should learn to shift gear at the right moment.
In old English
: sciftan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Pronunciation
: UK [ ʃɪft ]
US [ ʃɪft ]
Idioms
Blame shifting , graveyard shift, seismic shift, shift gears
Synonyms
Move, carry, transfer, transport, convey, take, bring.
Collocations
Distinct, dramatic, fundamental, major, marked, profound, pronounced, radical,
Antonyms
Deoxidize, clutter, centralize, hydrogenate, de-ionate.
Word forms
Verb : Shift
Noun : Shift
Noun : Shifter
Adjective : Shiftless
Adverb : shift·ing·ly,
We can use this word:
a) formal
b) informal
Prefix
gearshift
redshift
makeshift
frameshift
blueshift
upshift
unshift
dayshift
Suffix
shifted
shiftings
shiftless
shiftman
shifters
shiftwork
shiftable
Riddle
I shift around, though always slowly. I never move more than a few inches at a time. A large movement by me can kill many people. I am huge, yet unseen by humans. What am I?
Word usage in context
Transitive verb
1: to exchange for or replace by another
2:to change phonetically
Intransitive verb
1: to assume responsibility had to shift for themselves
2a: to change one's clothes
2b: to become changed phonetically
Suitable preparations for this word
: In, from, to, for, with, into, over, about, at, between
The same in different languages
Bengali, Welsh, German, Greek, Irish, Indonesian, Romanian, Slovak.
Rhyming words
to
"Shift"
: shrift, lift, grift, rift, sift, smift, swift, snift, tifft, tift,