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shift in English:

1. a change a change


I like changes / a change of address

English word "shift"(a change) occurs in sets:

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2. trend


There's a trend these days towards small families.
It's the trend that counts.
Consumer research looks at trends in how people shop.
The trend of public opinion is against corporal punishment.
Financial experts don't know what to make of this trend.
Prices are on the upward trend.
The XYZ Almanacs from 1950 to 1970 were studied to discover the trend.
The trend towards late marriage is going to increase more and more.
The question here is one of creating the framework with which we can outline the social trend.
The job-seeking season is starting earlier each year and it's the mass media that are causing that trend by moving up their job interview schedule.
The trend shows no winner PSOE
There is a downward trend in phone sales.
Tablets are the trend right now. Everyone has them.
The general trend is upward for this stock.
These trends are consistent with our predictions.

English word "shift"(trend) occurs in sets:

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3. to move or a change



4. moving or changing position



5. change in the state



6. drift


Many people drift through life without a purpose.
the government's drift towards a centralization of power
Liam drifted in at 2a.m., not even aware of how late it was.
The ice may drift considerable distances each day.
The drift of the current is to the south.
Maybe, but I can't catch the drift of even simple situations.
Waves of joy drift through my opened heart.
The logs drifted on the stream.
He hardly resisted the drift. He was drifted about 5 kilometres.
The car got stuck in a large drift of snow
We drifted for few nautical miles.
The conversation seems to have drifted a little while I was away ... I can’t quite see where all this is heading.
The tree branch fell into the river and drifted away downstream
No one noticed that the boat carrying the child had begun to drift out to sea.
To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it— but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

7. time of working



8. a change from one configuration to another



English word "shift"(a change from one configuration to another) occurs in sets:

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9. to change from one thing to another



English word "shift"(to change from one thing to another) occurs in sets:

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10. work schedule that is performed in rotations



11. a change in position or direction



12. a period of time that a person is scheduled to work



13. a change in something



14. A shift is a period of time that a person is scheduled to work



15. a period of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finished



English word "shift"(a period of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finished) occurs in sets:

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16. moves slightly



17. work time