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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.
Shelve definition: to place (something) on a shelf or shelves.. See examples of SHELVE used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb shelve, which means to place on a shelf or to postpone. See also the noun form shelver and the related word shelving.
SHELVE meaning: 1. to not take action on something until a later time: 2. to put something onto shelves, or to fix…. Learn more.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb shelve, which can mean to place on a shelf, to postpone, to dismiss, or to slope. See examples, synonyms, translations, and related words for shelve.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb 'shelve' in British and American English. Find out how to shelve a plan, a project, or a discussion, and how to shelve something on a shelf or a slope.
verb. hold back to a later time. synonyms: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, table. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Shelve." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/shelve. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024. Copy citation.
