backshift

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Synonyms: back shift, backshot, backshine, rankshift, jackshaft, blackshirt, backlift, backshish, back shaft

Antonyms: back shift, backshot, backshine, rankshift, jackshaft, blackshirt, backlift, backshish, back shaft

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|grammar}} The changing of the [[tense]] of a [[verb]] from [[present]] to [[past]] in [[reported speech]].
2. {{lb|en|statistics}} A [[function]] on a [[stochastic process]] whose value on any [[random variable]] is the preceding random variable in the process.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|grammar|transitive}} To change the [[tense]] of a [[verb]] from [[present]] to [[past]] in [[reported speech]].

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