shift

/ʃɪft/ verb

Translation

CHANGE [I, T] › to change something

değiştirmek, hafif değişiklik yapmak

We are trying to shift the emphasis from curing illness to preventing it.782

MOVE STH [T] › to move something to another place

yerini değiştirmek

We need to shift all these boxes into the other room.1637785

MOVE YOURSELF [I, T] › to move into a different position

yer/yön değiştirmek

He shifted uncomfortably in his seat.1592

CHANGE SPEED [T] ( also shift into) US › to change the position of the gears (= parts that control how fast the wheels turn) in a vehicle

vites değiştirmek

to shift gears She shifted into neutral and turned off the engine.1680

(Definition of shift verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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