backshift

/B AE1 K SH IH0 F T/

noun

1
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
2
A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.

verb

1
(grammar) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.

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