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- Dictionaryshelve/ʃɛlv/
verb
- 1. place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf: "we had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day"
- 2. decide not to proceed with (a project or plan), either temporarily or permanently: "plans to reopen the school have been shelved"
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SHELVE definition: 1. to not take action on something until a later time: 2. to put something onto shelves, or to fix…. Learn more.
The meaning of SHELVE is to furnish with shelves. How to use shelve in a sentence.
SHELVE meaning: 1. to not take action on something until a later time: 2. to put something onto shelves, or to fix…. Learn more.
Shelve definition: to place (something) on a shelf or shelves.. See examples of SHELVE used in a sentence.
Definition of 'shelve' Word Frequency. shelve. (ʃelv ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense shelves , present participle shelving , past tense, past participle shelved. 1. verb. If someone shelves a plan or project, they decide not to continue with it, either for a while or permanently.
1. to place on a shelf. 2. to provide with shelves. 3. to put aside or postpone from consideration. 4. to dismiss or cause to retire. [C16: from shelves, plural of shelf] ˈshelver n. shelve. ( ʃɛlv) vb. ( intr) to slope away gradually; incline. [C16: origin uncertain]
Definition of shelve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.