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SHIFT definition: 1. to (cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction to another…. Learn more.
1. : to exchange for or replace by another : change. 2. a. : to change the place, position, or direction of : move. b. : to make a change in (place) 3. : to change phonetically. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to change place or position. b. : to change direction. the wind shifted.
Shift definition: to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange. See examples of SHIFT used in a sentence.
A shift is a change in something or an adjustment in the way something is done. You can either make a shift (that's the noun), or you can just shift (that's the verb).
a change or transfer from one place, position, direction, person, etc., to another. a shift in the wind. 14. a person's scheduled period of work, esp. the portion of the day scheduled as a day's work when a shop, service, office, or industry operates continuously during both the day and night.
1. A change from one person or configuration to another; a substitution. 2. a. A group of workers that relieve another on a regular schedule. b. The working period of such a group: worked the night shift.
SHIFT definition: 1. a change in something: 2. a period of work in a place such as a factory or hospital: 3. the…. Learn more.
Definition of shift noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Verb. Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. shifted, shifting, shifts. To move or transfer from one person, place, or position to another. To shift the blame. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To replace by another or others; change or exchange. Webster's New World. To change from one gear arrangement to another. Webster's New World.
[intransitive, transitive] to move, or move something, from one position or place to another. Lydia shifted uncomfortably in her chair. I shifted uneasily under his gaze. shift from somebody/something to somebody/something The action of the novel shifts from Paris to London.
