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shifts the goalposts

shifts the goalposts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shift the goalposts.

Meaning of shift the goalposts

Verb

shift the goalposts (third-person singular simple present shifts the goalposts, present participle shifting the goalposts, simple past and past participle shifted the goalposts)

  1. Synonym of move the goalposts.

Questions about shifts the goalposts

What is shifts the goalposts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shifts the goalposts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shift the goalposts.

Words near shifts the goalposts in the dictionary

  1. shifts one's ground
  2. shifts out
  3. shifts the cut
  4. shifts the deckchairs on the Titanic
  5. shifts the dial
  6. shifts the goalposts
  7. shiftwork
  8. shiftworker
  9. shiftworkers
  10. shiftworking
  11. shifty

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