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shelveshelve /ʃɛlv/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYshelveOrigin: 1500-1600 shelves, plural of shelf VERB TABLEshelve |
| Present | I, you, we, they | shelve | | he, she, it | shelves | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | shelved | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have shelved | | he, she, it | has shelved | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had shelved | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shelve | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have shelved |
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| Present | I | am shelving | | he, she, it | is shelving | | you, we, they | are shelving | | Past | I, he, she, it | was shelving | | you, we, they | were shelving | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been shelving | | he, she, it | has been shelving | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been shelving | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be shelving | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been shelving |
THESAURUSto decide that something that was officially planned will not happen► cancelto decide that something that was officially planned will not happen: Classes were canceled for the day. I was feeling better so I canceled my doctor’s appointment. ► call off to cancel a meeting, game, or event that you have organized: Linda decided to call the wedding off. ► abandon to decide that you will not continue doing something that you had planned or started, especially because there are too many problems: Government officials have abandoned the talks because they say no agreement is possible. ► shelve to decide not to continue with a plan, project, etc., although it may start again at some time in the future: Plans for a new stadium have been shelved due to a lack of funding. ► table to decide not to continue discussing an official proposal or plan, although it may be discussed again at some time in the future: The City Council tabled a proposal to increase the sales tax. 1to decide not to continue with a plan, idea, etc., although you might continue with it at a later time: Plans for the new stadium have been shelved.► see thesaurus at cancel2to put something on a shelf, especially books3[intransitive always + adv./prep.] land that shelves slopes slightly |