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shift
[ shift ]
/ ʃɪft /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Idioms about shift
shift gears. gear (def. 19).
Origin of shift
before 1000; (v.) Middle English shiften to arrange, Old English sciftan; cognate with German schichten to arrange in order, Old Norse skipta to divide; (noun) Middle English: contrivance, start, derivative of the v.
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shift , shriftWords nearby shift
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British Dictionary definitions for shift
shift
/ (ʃɪft) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of shift
shifter, nounWord Origin for shift
Old English sciftan; related to Old Norse skipta to divide, Middle Low German schiften, to separate
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