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down·shift
(doun′shĭft′)v.intr.2. To reduce the speed, rate, or intensity of something.
3. To simplify or reduce one's expectations or commitments, especially in work hours: '28 percent said that they had downshifted and voluntarily cut back on their income in some way ... to reflect changes in priorities'(Carey Goldberg).
v.tr.2. To reduce in speed, rate, or intensity: 'The president is downshifting his confrontational rhetoric and reaffirming his readiness to talk arms control'(Newsweek).
3. To simplify or reduce one's commitments in (one's life).
down′shift′er n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
downshift
(ˈdaʊnˌʃɪft) vb (intr)1. (Automotive Engineering) US to change into a lower gear
2. Brit to change to a lower-paid job for the sake of a better quality of life
3. (Sociology) Brit to change to a lower-paid job for the sake of a better quality of life
n5. (Automotive Engineering) US a change into a lower gear
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
down•shift
(ˈdaʊnˌʃɪft)v.i.
1. to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a lower gear.
[1950–55]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Downshift Retries
downshift
Past participle:
downshiftedGerund: downshifting
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| downshift |
| downshift |
| Present |
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| I downshift |
| you downshift |
| he/she/it downshifts |
| we downshift |
| you downshift |
| they downshift |
| Preterite |
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| I downshifted |
| you downshifted |
| he/she/it downshifted |
| we downshifted |
| you downshifted |
| they downshifted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am downshifting |
| you are downshifting |
| he/she/it is downshifting |
| we are downshifting |
| you are downshifting |
| they are downshifting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have downshifted |
| you have downshifted |
| he/she/it has downshifted |
| we have downshifted |
| you have downshifted |
| they have downshifted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was downshifting |
| you were downshifting |
| he/she/it was downshifting |
| we were downshifting |
| you were downshifting |
| they were downshifting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had downshifted |
| you had downshifted |
| he/she/it had downshifted |
| we had downshifted |
| you had downshifted |
| they had downshifted |
| Future |
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| I will downshift |
| you will downshift |
| he/she/it will downshift |
| we will downshift |
| you will downshift |
| they will downshift |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have downshifted |
| you will have downshifted |
| he/she/it will have downshifted |
| we will have downshifted |
| you will have downshifted |
| they will have downshifted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be downshifting |
| you will be downshifting |
| he/she/it will be downshifting |
| we will be downshifting |
| you will be downshifting |
| they will be downshifting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been downshifting |
| you have been downshifting |
| he/she/it has been downshifting |
| we have been downshifting |
| you have been downshifting |
| they have been downshifting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been downshifting |
| you will have been downshifting |
| he/she/it will have been downshifting |
| we will have been downshifting |
| you will have been downshifting |
| they will have been downshifting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been downshifting |
| you had been downshifting |
| he/she/it had been downshifting |
| we had been downshifting |
| you had been downshifting |
| they had been downshifting |
| Conditional |
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| I would downshift |
| you would downshift |
| he/she/it would downshift |
| we would downshift |
| you would downshift |
| they would downshift |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have downshifted |
| you would have downshifted |
| he/she/it would have downshifted |
| we would have downshifted |
| you would have downshifted |
| they would have downshifted |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | downshift - a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one change - the action of changing something; 'the change of government had no impact on the economy'; 'his change on abortion cost him the election' |
| 2. | downshift - a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle change - the action of changing something; 'the change of government had no impact on the economy'; 'his change on abortion cost him the election' |
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