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shifted one's ground

shifted one's ground is the simple past and past participle of shift one's ground.

Meaning of shift one's ground

Verb

shift one's ground (third-person singular simple present shifts one's ground, present participle shifting one's ground, simple past and past participle shifted one's ground)

  1. To change one's opinion in a way that contradicts what one has previously held.
    • Since then, and after high-level in-person talks between ScotRail and TSSA General Secretary Maryam Eslamdoust, "the company has done nothing to suggest they are prepared to shift their ground", the union said.2024 April 3, “Network News: Fresh manager strikes at ScotRail”, in RAIL, number 1006, page 9

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What is shifted one's ground the simple past and past participle of?
Shifted one's ground is the simple past and past participle of shift one's ground.

Words near shifted one's ground in the dictionary

  1. shifted gears
  2. shifted geometric distribution
  3. shifted ground
  4. shifted in
  5. shifted off
  6. shifted one's ground
  7. shifted out
  8. shifted the cut
  9. shifted the deckchairs on the Titanic
  10. shifted the dial
  11. shifted the goalposts

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