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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

shift one's ground en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To change one's opinion in a way that contradicts what one has previously held.
    • Since then, and after high-level in-person talks between ScotRail and TSSA General Secretary Maryam Eslamdoust, "the company has done nothing to suggest they are prepared to shift their ground", the union said. 2024 April 3, “Network News: Fresh manager strikes at ScotRail”, in RAIL, number 1006, page 9:

Forms

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shifted one's ground Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shifted one's ground Tense=Past lexicographic
shifting one's ground Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shift ground alternative lexicographic
shifts one's ground Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic