shift

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɪft/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃɪft/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shift)

Collocations for "shift"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shift" in context.

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shift

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. shift from [left to right, side to side]
  2. shift (uncomfortably) in your seat
  3. shift your [position, opinion] on
  4. shift sides to
  5. shift gears
  6. shift the gears [smoothly, clumsily]
  7. shift into [2nd] (gear)
  8. shift your [thinking, perspective]
  9. shifting towards [greater, higher, better]
  10. shifted towards [communism, the left]
  11. shift away from the [noise, flash]
  12. shift the [burden, blame, responsibility, burden, emphasis]
  13. shift from [one] to [another]
  14. shifting from one foot to the other
  15. shift over [time, years]
  16. shift your [weight, gaze]
  17. shift your [attention, focus]
  18. vulgar, slang, UK: shift your arse!
  19. shift your [feet, hands] (around)
  20. UK: (can't seem to) shift [the weight, this cold]
  21. UK: the [book, album] (has) shifted [200,000] copies
  22. shift and change
  23. shift [up, over] a little bit
  24. the [accent, emphasis] shifts
  25. the sands have shifted
n
  1. the [morning, afternoon, night, late, graveyard] shift
  2. have to work the [morning] shift
  3. am on the [morning] shift this [weekend, week]
  4. was [given, assigned, put on] the [morning] shift
  5. [a 12, an eight] -hour shift
  6. after I finish my shift
  7. when do you [start, finish] your shift?
  8. put in a [long, heavy, all-night] shift
  9. a [slight, heavy, minor, major, significant] shift (in opinion)
  10. a [forward, backward, sideways, lateral] shift
  11. a [paddle, sequential, gear] shift
  12. there was a shift in [direction, votes, opinion, mood]
  13. there [is, was, has been] a [noticeable, significant] shift in
  14. a shift to the [right, left, side]
  15. a shift in the [wind, current, weather]
  16. a shift in [dialect, sound, accent, emphasis]
  17. wearing a [light, long, patterned] shift
n as adj
  1. [press, hold down, release] the shift key
  2. shift [workers, timetables, hours]
  3. a shift dress
'shift' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
balance - change - cover - cranky - day - decided - deck - early - full - gear - handover - herald - illustrate - lightning - morning - night - perception - phase - plate - second - spam - subtle - supervisor - symbol - two

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