shift
US /ʃɪft/
・UK /ʃɪft/
A2
verb
- To change in position or direction
- To move something from one place to another
noun
- A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
- Period of work starting at a certain time
adjecitve
- (Of work) starting at a certain time, as at night
Examples
It was 8.00 a.m. and the nurses were changing shifts. My husband has changed his shifts, from the afternoon shift to the night one.
a shift towards part-time farming