backshift (0 synonym found)

We don't have synonyms for backshift yet — it may be a rare, specialized, newly coined, or misspelled word. The closest thesaurus entries we have are back shift, backshot and backshine.

We don't have any synonyms for backshift yet.

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back shift  ·  backshot  ·  backshine  ·  rankshift  ·  jackshaft  ·  blackshirt

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Definition of backshift:

°The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
°To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
Definition of backshift:

°The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
°To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
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