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Shift
/ʃɪft/
To move something a small distance or change position
Synonyms:
move
change
transfer
switch
Antonyms:
remain
stay
Examples:
Then his tone
shifts
.
Flora's gaze
shifted
to Poirot.
Well, I ought to be
shifting
.
Etymology:
Derived from Middle English
shiften
, from Old English
sciftan
, a combination of Proto-Germanic
*skiƀtaną
meaning to arrange or divide.
Usage Statistics:
46 mentions per 1 million words
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