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- Dictionaryshelve/ʃɛlv/
verb
- 1. place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf: "we had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day"
- 2. decide not to proceed with (a project or plan), either temporarily or permanently: "plans to reopen the school have been shelved"
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SHELVED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of shelve 2. to not take action on something until a later time…. Learn more.
SHELVE definition: 1. to not take action on something until a later time: 2. to put something onto shelves, or to fix…. Learn more.
1. : to furnish with shelves. 2. : to place on a shelf. shelve books. 3. a. : to remove from active service. b. : to put off or aside. shelve a project. intransitive verb. : to slope in a formation like a shelf. shelver noun. Synonyms. defer. delay. hold off (on) hold over. hold up.
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 defer 1. 3. To cause to retire from service; dismiss: workers who were shelved during the recession. 4. To furnish or outfit with shelves. v.intr.
SHELVED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of shelve 2. to not take action on something until a later time…. Learn more.
Definition of 'shelve' Word Frequency. shelve. (ʃelv ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense shelves , present participle shelving , past tense, past participle shelved. 1. verb. If someone shelves a plan or project, they decide not to continue with it, either for a while or permanently.
Shelve definition: to place (something) on a shelf or shelves.. See examples of SHELVE used in a sentence.
[transitive] shelve something to decide not to continue with a plan, either for a short time or permanently synonym put on ice. The government has shelved the idea until at least next year. Plans to expand the company have been quietly shelved. Want to learn more?
Shelved definition: Simple past tense and past participle of <i><a>shelve.</a></i>.
Definitions of shelve. verb. place on a shelf. “ shelve books”. see more. verb. hold back to a later time. synonyms: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, table. see more.
