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downshift
down·shift D0368200 (doun′shĭft′)v. down·shift·ed, down·shift·ing, down·shifts v.intr.1. To shift a motor vehicle into a lower gear.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.1. To shift (a motor vehicle) into a lower gear.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′ n.down′shift′er n.downshift (ˈdaʊnˌʃɪft) vb (intr) 1. (Automotive Engineering) US to change into a lower gear2. Brit to change to a lower-paid job for the sake of a better quality of life3. (Sociology) Brit to change to a lower-paid job for the sake of a better quality of lifen4. a downward movement; a reduction5. (Automotive Engineering) US a change into a lower geardown•shift (ˈdaʊnˌʃɪft)
v.i. 1. to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a lower gear. 2. to slow down. [1950–55] downshift
Past participle: downshifted
Gerund: downshifting
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| downshift | | downshift |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | downshift - a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling onechange - 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 bicyclechange - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
downshift
Words related to downshiftnoun a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling oneRelated Wordsnoun a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycleRelated Words |