Definitions from Wiktionary (backshift)
▸ noun: (grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
▸ noun: (statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
▸ verb: (grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
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▸ noun: (grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
▸ noun: (statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
▸ verb: (grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
Similar:
reported speech,
switchback,
timeshift,
shiftage,
rowback,
language shift,
reshifting,
backgain,
loanshift,
throw-back,
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