/ʃɪft/
Translation
A set period of working time, such as the hours from morning until evening.
Word origin
From Old English sciftan, to arrange or divide. The work sense grew from one group taking over from another.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- sciftan
Grammar
Examples
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A "shift" is the block of time you work.
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A "night shift" is work done while other people sleep.
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"Shifts" is the plural form.
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Grammar articles
(4)Future in the past: was going to, would, was about to, and the grammar of plans that failed
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
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