How to pronounce“backshift”in English
IPA/ˈbækʃɪft/
Syllablesbac·kshift
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noun
The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
noun
A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.