shelve
🇺🇸
/ʃelv/
🇬🇧
/ʃelv/
verb
R
to stop a plan or idea from being used, either for a short time or forever
The company decided to shelve the project due to budget constraints.
R
to place something on a shelf
She shelve the books neatly on the shelf.
R
to slope down at an angle
The hill shelves steeply towards the river.
translation
to stop a plan or idea from being used, either for a short time or forever; to place something on a shelf; to slope down at an angle
Word Forms
3rd Present
shelves
Past
shelved
Perfect
shelved
Progressive
shelving