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shifts one's ground

shifts one's ground is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 shifts one's ground the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shifts one's ground is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shift one's ground.

Words near shifts one's ground in the dictionary

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

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