to shift
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- verb
- /ʃɪft/
- Around the seventh century AD, the emphasis in education shifted from adults to children.
- shift focus
- shift away
- shift the emphasis
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Watch on YouTubeSo light at night tends to shift people later.
- So light at night tends to shift people later.
- I think those cravings shift, which is bananas.
- And then that model shifted to the biosocial model.
- your mind has to immediately shift back because now
- And so through therapy, I was able to shift my perspective.
- Your circumstances will shift how your brain works.
- So how I kind of like shifted my thinking about this.
- Perhaps maybe even shift how they would vote?
- Because those hormones won't shift and change night by night.
- It's when my hate shifted and I really started giving.
- And in this process, it starts to shift the interior.
Examples
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Will the landscape of global power shift due to who embraces genetic technology and who doesn't?
Academic text (2012) -
Your own energy from the inside out shifts the world around you.
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This means we shift up by C units.
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your mind has to immediately shift back because now
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And so the question is, could we shift to another format?
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And so through therapy, I was able to shift my perspective.
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You dodge right, it shifts left.
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Shift the coordinates by half a point.
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By 1870, the political winds had shifted enough that the proposed reforms never really took hold.
Academic text (2017) -
You need to shift your focus from the past to the present to move forward.
Synonyms
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To change one thing or person for another
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2.7
To move a person or thing to another place
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3.8
To change from one state or activity to another
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1.6
Shift a little to make room for someone else
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1.8
To move from one bus or train to another to continue a journey
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3.8
Change what you pay attention to
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3.9
To move something to another place
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3.9
To change what you are doing to fit a new situation
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3.9
To switch from one system, method, or activity to another
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5.6
To change the direction or main focus of something
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7.5
To move something from one part of a cell or body to another
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7.4
To move something or someone to a new place
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Phrasal Verbs
Move money from one type like stocks to another to reduce risk or try to earn more
Compounds
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2.2
A period of work during the day, usually from morning to afternoon, or the workers who work then
- Specialized
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7.2
Light from distant galaxies moves toward red light, showing they move away
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6.5
A change in sound pitch or light colour when the source and observer move
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Etymology
Shift comes from an old Germanic root skift meaning 'divide' or 'change', so think of moving something a little from one place to another. That is why to shift something is to move or change its position or focus.