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backshift en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈbækʃɪft/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From back + shift.

Meanings

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

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
backshifts	Number=Plur		lexicographic

backshift en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈbækʃɪft/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From back + shift.

Meanings

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

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
backshifts	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
backshifted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
backshifted	Tense=Past		lexicographic
backshifting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic