English Explanatory Dictionary

backshift

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈbækʃɪft/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backshuft.wav

Word forms

backshift backshifts backshifting backshifted

Etymology

From back + shift.

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