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Meaning of backshift | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbækʃɪft

Definitions

  1. The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
    countable, uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

backshine backshish backshooter backshop backshore backshot

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