back shift

bæk ʃɪft

Definition

Definition of back shift - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

linguistics

TECH.

change in verb tense to a past form

TECH.

In reported speech, a back shift is often required.

work schedule

Rare

group of workers on late afternoon to midnight shift

Rare

The back shift starts at 4 PM and ends at midnight.

evening shift

night shift

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Expressions with shift

shift gear

change gears in a vehicle to adjust speed

He had to shift gear to climb the hill.

shift gears

change the gear in a vehicle

He had to shift gears to climb the hill.

shift over

move slightly to one side

Please shift over so I can sit down.

graveyard shift

work shift during the late night hours

He started working the graveyard shift at the hospital last month.

shift into gear

change the gear in a vehicle to start moving

She shifted into gear and drove away.

shift the blame

make someone else responsible for a mistake

He tried to shift the blame onto his coworker.

Terms with back shift included in their meaning

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reactionism

ideology

belief opposing reform, supporting a shift back to earlier systems

Examples of back shift in a sentence

The grammar lesson covered back shift rules.
The back shift usually handles the late-night orders.
He prefers working the back shift for the extra pay.

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French:changement de temps, équipe du soir, ...
German:Rückverschiebung, Spätschicht, ...
Italian:trasposizione temporale, turno serale, ...
Spanish:desplazamiento temporal, turno de noche, ...
Portuguese:mudança de tempo verbal, turno da noite, ...
Chinese:时间转换, 后夜班, ...
Japanese:バックシフト, 夜勤, ...
Arabic:ازاحة زمنية, نَوْبَة مَسَائِيَّة مُتَأَخِّرَة, ...
Hebrew:הֶסְטָה לָעָבָר, מִשְׁמֶרֶת אַחֲרוֹנָה, ...
Russian:сдвиг времени, вечерняя смена, ...
Ukrainian:зсув часу, нічна зміна, ...
Hindi:बैक शिफ्ट, दोपहर की पाली, ...
Bengali:ব্যাক শিফট, রাতের শিফট, ...
Catalan:canvi de temps, torn de nit, ...
Czech:posun času, odpolední směna, ...
Danish:tidsforskydning, aftenskift, ...
Dutch:tijdverschuiving, late ploeg, ...
Greek:μετατόπιση χρόνου, απογευματινή βάρδια, ...
Hungarian:igeidő-egyeztetés, délutános műszak, ...
Khmer:ការប្ដូរកាលកិរិយាសព្ទទៅជាអតីតកាល, វេនល្ងាច, ...
Korean:시제 이동, 후반 근무조, ...
Persian:تغییر زمان فعل, شیفت‌عقب, ...
Polish:zmiana czasu, zmiana popołudniowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):mudança de tempo verbal, turno da noite, ...
Romanian:deplasare temporală, schimb de noapte, ...
Swedish:tidsförskjutning, kvällsskift, ...
Thai:การเปลี่ยนกาลย้อนหลัง, กะบ่าย, ...
Turkish:zaman kayması, gece vardiyası, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển đổi thì quá khứ, ca sau, ...

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