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Definition of Backshift
1. Noun. (grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech. ¹
2. Noun. (statistics) A function on a (soplink stochastic process) whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process. ¹
3. Verb. (grammar transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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