shift one's ground in English

Forms: shifts one's ground [present, singular, third-person], shifting one's ground [participle, present], shifted one's ground [participle, past], shifted one's ground [past], shift ground [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} shift one's ground (third-person singular simple present shifts one's ground, present participle shifting one's ground, simple past and past participle shifted one's ground)

Alternative forms

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"shift one's ground" meaning in English

Verb

Alternative forms