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