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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shift \Shift\ (sh[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shifted; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Shifting.] [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide,
     change, remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D.
     schiften to divide, distinguish, part Icel. skipta to divide,
     to part, to shift, to change, Dan skifte, Sw. skifta, and
     probably to Icel. sk[=i]fa to cut into slices, as n., a
     slice, and to E. shive, sheave, n., shiver, n.]
     1. To divide; to distribute; to apportion. [Obs.]
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              To which God of his bounty would shift
              Crowns two of flowers well smelling.  --Chaucer.
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     2. To change the place of; to move or remove from one place
        to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to
        another; to shift the blame.
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              Hastily he schifte him[self].         --Piers
                                                    Plowman.
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              Pare saffron between the two St. Mary's days,
              Or set or go shift it that knowest the ways.
                                                    --Tusser.
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     3. To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to
        turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
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              Carrying the oar loose, [they] shift it hither and
              thither at pleasure.                  --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
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     4. To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and
        to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to
        shift the clothes; to shift the scenes.
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              I would advise you to shift a shirt.  --Shak.
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     5. To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively. [Obs.]
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              As it were to ride day and night; and . . . not to
              have patience to shift me.            --Shak.
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     6. To put off or out of the way by some expedient. ``I
        shifted him away.'' --Shak.
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     To shift off, to delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.
        
  
     To shift the scene, to change the locality or the
        surroundings, as in a play or a story.
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              Shift the scene for half an hour;
              Time and place are in thy power.      --Swift.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shift \Shift\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shifted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Shifting.] [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide, change,
     remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D. schiften to
     divide, distinguish, part Icel. skipta to divide, to part, to
     shift, to change, Dan skifte, Sw. skifta, and probably to
     Icel. sk[=i]fa to cut into slices, as n., a slice, and to E.
     shive, sheave, n., shiver, n.]
     1. To divide; to distribute; to apportion. [Obs.]
  
              To which God of his bounty would shift Crowns two of
              flowers well smelling.                --Chaucer.
  
     2. To change the place of; to move or remove from one place
        to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to
        another; to shift the blame.
  
              Hastily he schifte him[self].         --Piers
                                                    Plowman.
  
              Pare saffron between the two St. Mary's days, Or set
              or go shift it that knowest the ways. --Tusser.
  
     3. To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to
        turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
  
              Carrying the oar loose, [they] shift it hither and
              thither at pleasure.                  --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
  
     4. To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and
        to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to
        shift the clothes; to shift the scenes.
  
              I would advise you to shift a shirt.  --Shak.
  
     5. To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively. [Obs.]
  
              As it were to ride day and night; and . . . not to
              have patience to shift me.            --Shak.
  
     6. To put off or out of the way by some expedient. ``I
        shifted him away.'' --Shak.
  
     To shift off, to delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.
        
  
     To shift the scene, to change the locality or the
        surroundings, as in a play or a story.
  
              Shift the scene for half an hour; Time and place are
              in thy power.                         --Swift.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shifted
     vb.
     (infl of en shift  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  shifted
     vb.
     (infl of en shift  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  shifted
     vb.
     (infl of en shift  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  shifted
     vb.
     (infl of en shift  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shifted
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s hift ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shifted
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en shift ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb shift)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Shifted /ʃˈɪftɪd/
  إنتقل

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  shifted /ʃˈɪftɪd/ 
  posunutý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  shifted /ʃˈɪftɪd/ 
  přesunutý