shift out
shift out · shifts out · shifted out · shifting out
To switch from a primary character set to an alternate character set on a deviceTo switch from a primary character set to an alternate (e.g. graphic) character set on a device.
Meaning
1 sensesTo switch from a primary character set to an alternate (e.g. graphic) character set on a device.
Forms
shifts out, shifting out, shifted out, shifted out| Base form | shift out · to shift out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shifts out |
| Present participle | shifting out |
| Past simple | shifted out |
| Past participle | shifted out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- shift offTo delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.
- shift outTo switch from a primary character set to an alternate (e.g. graphic) character set on a device.
- shift inTo introduce or activate a new configuration, algorithm, or processing step into a running system or workflow.
- shift aboutTo vacillate.
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedshift in
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb