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shelve
shelve S0335600 (shĕlv)v. shelved, shelv·ing, shelves v.tr.1. To place or arrange on a shelf: shelved the products in the grocery store.2. To put aside as though on a shelf: "As usual, Dixon shelved this question" (Kingsley Amis). See Synonyms at defer1.3. To cause to retire from service; dismiss: workers who were shelved during the recession.4. To furnish or outfit with shelves.v.intr. To slope gradually; incline: "the hardpan that shelved down to the desert" (Stephen King).
[From shelf (on the model of such pairs as calf, calve).]
shelv′er n.shelve (ʃɛlv) vb (tr) 1. to place on a shelf2. to provide with shelves3. to put aside or postpone from consideration4. to dismiss or cause to retire[C16: from shelves, plural of shelf] ˈshelver n
shelve (ʃɛlv) vb (intr) to slope away gradually; incline[C16: origin uncertain]shelve1 (ʃɛlv)
v.t. shelved, shelv•ing. 1. to place on a shelf. 2. to put off or aside; defer. 3. to dismiss. 4. to furnish with shelves. [1585–95; v. use of shelve (s)] shelve2 (ʃɛlv)
v.i. shelved, shelv•ing. to slope gradually. shelve
Past participle: shelved
Gerund: shelving
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| I shelve | | you shelve | | he/she/it shelves | | we shelve | | you shelve | | they shelve |
| Preterite |
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| I shelved | | you shelved | | he/she/it shelved | | we shelved | | you shelved | | they shelved |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am shelving | | you are shelving | | he/she/it is shelving | | we are shelving | | you are shelving | | they are shelving |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have shelved | | you have shelved | | he/she/it has shelved | | we have shelved | | you have shelved | | they have shelved |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was shelving | | you were shelving | | he/she/it was shelving | | we were shelving | | you were shelving | | they were shelving |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had shelved | | you had shelved | | he/she/it had shelved | | we had shelved | | you had shelved | | they had shelved |
| Future |
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| I will shelve | | you will shelve | | he/she/it will shelve | | we will shelve | | you will shelve | | they will shelve |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have shelved | | you will have shelved | | he/she/it will have shelved | | we will have shelved | | you will have shelved | | they will have shelved |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be shelving | | you will be shelving | | he/she/it will be shelving | | we will be shelving | | you will be shelving | | they will be shelving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been shelving | | you have been shelving | | he/she/it has been shelving | | we have been shelving | | you have been shelving | | they have been shelving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been shelving | | you will have been shelving | | he/she/it will have been shelving | | we will have been shelving | | you will have been shelving | | they will have been shelving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been shelving | | you had been shelving | | he/she/it had been shelving | | we had been shelving | | you had been shelving | | they had been shelving |
| Conditional |
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| I would shelve | | you would shelve | | he/she/it would shelve | | we would shelve | | you would shelve | | they would shelve |
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| I would have shelved | | you would have shelved | | he/she/it would have shelved | | we would have shelved | | you would have shelved | | they would have shelved |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | shelve - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"postpone, prorogue, put off, defer, set back, table, put over, remit, hold overdelay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game"hold - stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentencereprieve, respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution | | 2. | shelve - place on a shelf; "shelve books"lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
shelveverb1. postpone, put off, defer, table (U.S.), dismiss, freeze, suspend, put aside, hold over, mothball, pigeonhole, lay aside, put on ice, put on the back burner (informal), hold in abeyance, take a rain check on (U.S. & Canad. informal) Sadly, the project has now been shelved.2. fall, drop, plunge, descend, plummet The shoreline shelves away steeply.shelveverbTo put off until a later time:adjourn, defer, delay, hold off, hold up, postpone, remit, stay, suspend, table, waive.Informal: wait.Idiom: put on ice.Translationsshelf (ʃelf) – plural shelves (ʃelvz) – noun1. a board for laying things on. There are shelves on the kitchen walls. 架子 架子2. a rock surface shaped like a shelf, especially on a mountain or under water. (尤指山上或水中的)岩棚(如大陸棚) 陆棚shelve (ʃelv) verb1. to put aside, usually for consideration, completion etc later. The project has been shelved for the moment. 擱置 搁置2. to put up shelves in. 放到架上 置于架上3. (of land) to slope gradually. The land shelves towards the sea. (陸地)逐漸傾斜 （逐渐）倾斜 on the shelf (of an unmarried woman) no longer likely to attract a man enough for him to want to marry her. 嫁不出去 束之高阁的，无结婚希望的 EncyclopediaSeeShelvingMedicalSeeshelfshelve
Synonyms for shelveverb postponeSynonyms- postpone
- put off
- defer
- table
- dismiss
- freeze
- suspend
- put aside
- hold over
- mothball
- pigeonhole
- lay aside
- put on ice
- put on the back burner
- hold in abeyance
- take a rain check on
verb fallSynonyms- fall
- drop
- plunge
- descend
- plummet
Synonyms for shelveverb to put off until a later timeSynonyms- adjourn
- defer
- delay
- hold off
- hold up
- postpone
- remit
- stay
- suspend
- table
- waive
- wait
Synonyms for shelveverb hold back to a later timeSynonyms- postpone
- prorogue
- put off
- defer
- set back
- table
- put over
- remit
- hold over
Related Words- delay
- call
- hold
- suspend
- probate
- reprieve
- respite
verb place on a shelfRelated Words- lay
- place
- put
- set
- position
- pose
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