backshift

noun

Meaning

(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
(grammar) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

reported speech(English)switchback(English)timeshifting(English)timeshift(English)shiftage(English)rowback(English)language shift(English)reshifting(English)

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Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data

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