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Rarebackshift
The correct spelling is backshift.
How to pronounce backshift
noun
Say it like: Bak-shi-ft
The correct spelling is backshift. (grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
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Meanings
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
- 1.(grammar) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
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