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Synonyms for "shift" in English

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Detailed Synonyms for shift in English

shift:

to shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)

  1. to shift
    to transfer; to shift; to move; to dislocate; to convert; to transform; to remove; to resolve; to reduce; to trace back; to simplify
    • transfer verbe (transfers, transferred, transferring)
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
    • move verbe (moves, moved, moving)
    • dislocate verbe (dislocates, dislocated, dislocating)
    • convert verbe (converts, converted, converting)
    • transform verbe (transforms, transformed, transforming)
    • remove verbe (removes, removed, removing)
    • resolve verbe (resolves, resolved, resolving)
    • reduce verbe (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • trace back verbe (traces back, traced back, tracing back)
    • simplify verbe (simplifies, simplified, simplifying)
  2. to shift
    to shift; to move
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
    • move verbe (moves, moved, moving)
  3. to shift
    to reverse; to shift; to swing around; to turn; to twist
    • reverse verbe (reverses, reversed, reversing)
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
    • swing around verbe (swings around, swung around, swinging around)
    • turn verbe (turns, turned, turning)
    • twist verbe (twists, twisted, twisting)
  4. to shift
    to shift; to turn
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
    • turn verbe (turns, turned, turning)
  5. to shift
    – make a shift in or exchange of 1
    to shift; to switch; to change over
    – make a shift in or exchange of 1
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
    • switch verbe (switches, switched, switching)
      • First Joe led; then we switched1
    • change over verbe (changes over, changed over, changing over)
  6. to shift
    – move and exchange for another 1
    to shift
    – move and exchange for another 1
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
      • shift the date for our class reunion1
  7. to shift
    – lay aside, abandon, or leave for another 1
    to shift; to change; to switch
    – lay aside, abandon, or leave for another 1
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
    • change verbe (changes, changed, changing)
      • The car changed lanes1
    • switch verbe (switches, switched, switching)
      • switch to a different brand of beer1
      • She switched psychiatrists1
  8. to shift
    – change gears 1
    to shift
    – change gears 1
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
      • you have to shift when you go down a steep hill1
  9. to shift
    – move from one setting or context to another 1
    to shift
    – move from one setting or context to another 1
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
      • shift the emphasis1
      • shift one's attention1
  10. to shift
    – change in quality 1
    to shift
    – change in quality 1
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
      • His tone shifted1
  11. to shift
    – change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change 1
    to shift
    – change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change 1
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
      • Grimm showed how the consonants shifted1
  12. to shift
    – use a shift key on a keyboard 1
    to shift
    – use a shift key on a keyboard 1
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
      • She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case1
  13. to shift
    – move abruptly 1
    to shift; to pitch; to lurch
    – move abruptly 1
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
    • pitch verbe (pitches, pitched, pitching)
    • lurch verbe (lurches, lurched, lurching)
      • The ship suddenly lurched to the left1
  14. to shift
    – change place or direction 1
    to shift; to dislodge; reposition
    – change place or direction 1
  15. to shift
    – move sideways or in an unsteady way 1
    to shift; to wobble; to tilt; careen
    – move sideways or in an unsteady way 1
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
    • wobble verbe (wobbles, wobbled, wobbling)
    • tilt verbe (tilts, tilted, tilting)
    • careen verbe
      • The ship careened out of control1
  16. to shift
    – move very slightly 1
    to shift; to stir; to agitate; to budge
    – move very slightly 1
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
      • He shifted in his seat1
    • stir verbe (stirs, stirred, stirring)
    • agitate verbe (agitates, agitated, agitating)
    • budge verbe (budges, budged, budging)
  17. to shift
    – move around 1
    to transfer; to shift
    – move around 1
    • transfer verbe (transfers, transferred, transferring)
      • transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket1
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)
  18. to shift
    – In programming, to move the bit values one position to the left or right in a register or memory location. 2
    to shift
    – In programming, to move the bit values one position to the left or right in a register or memory location. 2
    • shift verbe (shifts, shifted, shifting)

Conjugations for shift:

present
  1. shift
  2. shift
  3. shifts
  4. shift
  5. shift
  6. shift
simple past
  1. shifted
  2. shifted
  3. shifted
  4. shifted
  5. shifted
  6. shifted
present perfect
  1. have shifted
  2. have shifted
  3. has shifted
  4. have shifted
  5. have shifted
  6. have shifted
past continuous
  1. was shifting
  2. were shifting
  3. was shifting
  4. were shifting
  5. were shifting
  6. were shifting
future
  1. shall shift
  2. will shift
  3. will shift
  4. shall shift
  5. will shift
  6. will shift
continuous present
  1. am shifting
  2. are shifting
  3. is shifting
  4. are shifting
  5. are shifting
  6. are shifting
subjunctive
  1. be shifted
  2. be shifted
  3. be shifted
  4. be shifted
  5. be shifted
  6. be shifted
diverse
  1. shift!
  2. let's shift!
  5. shifted
  6. shifting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

shift

  1. shift
    shift; working period
  2. shift
    shift

shift [the ~] nom

  1. the shift
    – the act of changing one thing or position for another 1
    the shift; the switch; the switching
    – the act of changing one thing or position for another 1
    • shift [the ~] nom
    • switch [the ~] nom
      • his switch on abortion cost him the election1
    • switching [the ~] nom
  2. the shift
    – the act of moving from one place to another 1
    the shift; the shifting
    – the act of moving from one place to another 1
    • shift [the ~] nom
    • shifting [the ~] nom
      • his constant shifting disrupted the class1
  3. the shift
    – a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist 1
    the shift; the sack; the chemise
    – a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist 1
  4. the shift
    – a woman's sleeveless undergarment 1
    the shift; the slip; the teddy; the chemise; the shimmy
    – a woman's sleeveless undergarment 1
  5. the shift
    – the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters 1
    the shift; the shift key
    – the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters 1
  6. the shift
    – a qualitative change 1
    the shift; the transformation; the transmutation
    – a qualitative change 1
  7. the shift
    – an event in which something is displaced without rotation 1
    the shift; the displacement
    – an event in which something is displaced without rotation 1
  8. the shift
    – a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time 1
    the shift
    – a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time 1
  9. the shift
    – (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other 1
    the shift; the break; the fault; the fracture; the faulting; the geological fault
    – (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other 1
  10. the shift
    – the time period during which you are at work 1
    the shift; the work shift; the duty period
    – the time period during which you are at work 1

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Related Definitions for "shift":

  1. the act of changing one thing or position for another1
  2. the act of moving from one place to another1
  3. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist1
  4. a woman's sleeveless undergarment1
  5. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters1
  6. a qualitative change1
  7. an event in which something is displaced without rotation1
  8. a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time1
  9. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other1
  10. the time period during which you are at work1
  11. make a shift in or exchange of1
  12. move and exchange for another1
    • shift the date for our class reunion1
  13. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another1
  14. change gears1
    • you have to shift when you go down a steep hill1
  15. move from one setting or context to another1
    • shift the emphasis1
    • shift one's attention1
  16. change in quality1
    • His tone shifted1
  17. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change1
    • Grimm showed how the consonants shifted1
  18. use a shift key on a keyboard1
    • She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case1
  19. move abruptly1
  20. change place or direction1
  21. move sideways or in an unsteady way1
  22. move very slightly1
    • He shifted in his seat1
  23. move around1
  24. In programming, to move the bit values one position to the left or right in a register or memory location.2

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