backshift

Meaning of backshift

noun
  1. (grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
  2. A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.

verb

(grammar) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.

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Hyphenation of backshift

back-shift

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • backshift is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with backshift

blueshift, dayshift, downshift, floorshift, foreshift, frameshift, gearshift, loanshift, makeshift, manshift, outshift, redshift, reshift, shift, transshift, unshift, upshift, nightshift, whift

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