verb Download 🔗Share (sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute. Examples : "The teacher shifted the desks to create more space for the group activity. " position action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To change in form or character; swap. Examples : "The teacher shifted the test date from Friday to Monday. " character action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To change position. Examples : "His political stance shifted daily." position action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear. Examples : "After getting caught in the rain, the little boy shifted into dry pajamas. " body wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters. Examples : "To type a capital letter, I shifted to the caps lock key. " technology computing machine electronics device technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate. Examples : "Shifting 1001 to the left yields 10010; shifting it right yields 100." computing math technology electronics signal technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage. Examples : "Since the bus was late, the student shifted to asking his neighbor for a ride to school. " action process way job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To practice indirect or evasive methods. Examples : "Instead of answering the question directly, the politician shifted the topic to his opponent's past mistakes. " attitude action character communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut. Examples : "The violinist shifted her hand up the fingerboard to reach the higher notes of the melody. " music technical action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading