unshifting

un·shift

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-shift]
- /ʌnˈʃɪft/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-shift]
- /ʌnˈʃɪft/

Definitions of unshifting word

verb without object unshifting to move from one place, position, direction, etc., to another. 1
verb without object unshifting to manage to get along or succeed by oneself. 1
verb without object unshifting to get along by indirect methods; use any expediency, trick, or evasion to get along or succeed: He shifted through life. 1
verb without object unshifting to change gears in driving an automobile. 1
verb without object unshifting Linguistics. to undergo a systematic, especially phonetic, change. 1
verb without object unshifting to press a shift key, as on a typewriter keyboard. 1

See all 29 definitions of unshifting

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Origin of unshifting

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; un-2 + shift

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Parts of speech for Unshifting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unshifting

unshifting popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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