shelve English

Meaning shelve meaning

What does shelve mean?

shelve

— verb (= postpone) hold back to a later time let's postpone the exam

— verb place on a shelf shelve books

Synonyms shelve synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as shelve?

shelve English » English

postpone

put off

defer

delay

adjourn

procrastinate

table

slope

set back

remit

put over

put aside

prorogue

hold over

yield

withhold

walk back

verge

vary

trend

tip

tilt

tend

supersede

superannuate

step back

stay unnecessarily long

stand aside

slow down

slant

sidetrack

sidestep

set aside

send on

send back

sack

retrogress

retrench

resend

repel

remove

relay

regress

reflect

recede

put

prolong

place

override

oust

Topics shelve topics

What do people use shelve to talk about?

Work and occupation Work Method Plan

Cancel an event

• What words refer to canceling an event?
  cancel call off be off scrub shelve

Conjugation shelve conjugation

How do you conjugate shelve?

shelve · verb

Present I shelve

Positive I shelve

Singular

1st person I shelve

2nd person you shelve

3rd person he/she/it shelves

Plural

1st person we shelve

2nd person you shelve

3rd person they shelve

Negative I don't shelve

Singular

1st person I don't shelve I do not shelve

2nd person you don't shelve you do not shelve

3rd person he/she/it doesn't shelve he/she/it does not shelve

Plural

1st person we don't shelve we do not shelve

2nd person you don't shelve you do not shelve

3rd person they don't shelve they do not shelve

Question do I shelve?

Singular

1st person do I shelve?

2nd person do you shelve?

3rd person does he/she/it shelve?

Plural

1st person do we shelve?

2nd person do you shelve?

3rd person do they shelve?

Negative question don't I shelve?

Singular

1st person don't I shelve? do I not shelve?

2nd person don't you shelve? do you not shelve?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it shelve? does he/she/it not shelve?

Plural

1st person don't we shelve? do we not shelve?

2nd person don't you shelve? do you not shelve?

3rd person don't they shelve? do they not shelve?

Past I shelved

Positive I shelved

Singular

1st person I shelved

2nd person you shelved

3rd person he/she/it shelved

Plural

1st person we shelved

2nd person you shelved

3rd person they shelved

Negative I didn't shelve

Singular

1st person I didn't shelve I did not shelve

2nd person you didn't shelve you did not shelve

3rd person he/she/it didn't shelve he/she/it did not shelve

Plural

1st person we didn't shelve we did not shelve

2nd person you didn't shelve you did not shelve

3rd person they didn't shelve they did not shelve

Question did I shelve?

Singular

1st person did I shelve?

2nd person did you shelve?

3rd person did he/she/it shelve?

Plural

1st person did we shelve?

2nd person did you shelve?

3rd person did they shelve?

Negative question didn't I shelve?

Singular

1st person didn't I shelve? did I not shelve?

2nd person didn't you shelve? did you not shelve?

3rd person didn't he/she/it shelve? did he/she/it not shelve?

Plural

1st person didn't we shelve? did we not shelve?

2nd person didn't you shelve? did you not shelve?

3rd person didn't they shelve? did they not shelve?

Future I'll shelve

Positive I'll shelve

Singular

1st person I'll shelve I will shelve

2nd person you'll shelve you will shelve

3rd person he/she/it'll shelve he/she/it will shelve

Plural

1st person we'll shelve we will shelve

2nd person you'll shelve you will shelve

3rd person they'll shelve they will shelve

Negative I won't shelve

Singular

1st person I won't shelve I will not shelve

2nd person you won't shelve you will not shelve

3rd person he/she/it won't shelve he/she/it will not shelve

Plural

1st person we won't shelve we will not shelve

2nd person you won't shelve you will not shelve

3rd person they won't shelve they will not shelve

Question will I shelve?

Singular

1st person will I shelve?

2nd person will you shelve?

3rd person will he/she/it shelve?

Plural

1st person will we shelve?

2nd person will you shelve?

3rd person will they shelve?

Negative question won't I shelve?

Singular

1st person won't I shelve? will I not shelve?

2nd person won't you shelve? will you not shelve?

3rd person won't he/she/it shelve? will he/she/it not shelve?

Plural

1st person won't we shelve? will we not shelve?

2nd person won't you shelve? will you not shelve?

3rd person won't they shelve? will they not shelve?

Conditional I'd shelve

Positive I'd shelve

Singular

1st person I'd shelve I would shelve

2nd person you'd shelve you would shelve

3rd person he/she/it'd shelve he/she/it would shelve

Plural

1st person we'd shelve we would shelve

2nd person you'd shelve you would shelve

3rd person they'd shelve they would shelve

Negative I wouldn't shelve

Singular

1st person I wouldn't shelve I would not shelve

2nd person you wouldn't shelve you would not shelve

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't shelve he/she/it would not shelve

Plural

1st person we wouldn't shelve we would not shelve

2nd person you wouldn't shelve you would not shelve

3rd person they wouldn't shelve they would not shelve

Question would I shelve?

Singular

1st person would I shelve?

2nd person would you shelve?

3rd person would he/she/it shelve?

Plural

1st person would we shelve?

2nd person would you shelve?

3rd person would they shelve?

Negative question wouldn't I shelve?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I shelve? would I not shelve?

2nd person wouldn't you shelve? would you not shelve?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it shelve? would he/she/it not shelve?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we shelve? would we not shelve?

2nd person wouldn't you shelve? would you not shelve?

3rd person wouldn't they shelve? would they not shelve?

Present continuous I'm shelving

Positive I'm shelving

Singular

1st person I'm shelving I am shelving

2nd person you're shelving you are shelving

3rd person he/she/it's shelving he/she/it is shelving

Plural

1st person we're shelving we are shelving

2nd person you're shelving you are shelving

3rd person they're shelving they are shelving

Negative I'm not shelving

Singular

1st person I'm not shelving I am not shelving

2nd person you aren't shelving you're not shelving you are not shelving

3rd person he/she/it isn't shelving he/she/it's not shelving he/she/it is not shelving

Plural

1st person we aren't shelving we're not shelving we are not shelving

2nd person you aren't shelving you're not shelving you are not shelving

3rd person they aren't shelving they're not shelving they are not shelving

Question am I shelving?

Singular

1st person am I shelving?

2nd person are you shelving?

3rd person is he/she/it shelving?

Plural

1st person are we shelving?

2nd person are you shelving?

3rd person are they shelving?

Negative question aren't I shelving?

Singular

1st person aren't I shelving? am I not shelving?

2nd person aren't you shelving? are you not shelving?

3rd person isn't he/she/it shelving? is he/she/it not shelving?

Plural

1st person aren't we shelving? are we not shelving?

2nd person aren't you shelving? are you not shelving?

3rd person aren't they shelving? are they not shelving?

Past continuous I was shelving

Positive I was shelving

Singular

1st person I was shelving

2nd person you were shelving

3rd person he/she/it was shelving

Plural

1st person we were shelving

2nd person you were shelving

3rd person they were shelving

Negative I wasn't shelving

Singular

1st person I wasn't shelving I was not shelving

2nd person you weren't shelving you were not shelving

3rd person he/she/it wasn't shelving he/she/it was not shelving

Plural

1st person we weren't shelving we were not shelving

2nd person you weren't shelving you were not shelving

3rd person they weren't shelving they were not shelving

Question was I shelving?

Singular

1st person was I shelving?

2nd person were you shelving?

3rd person was he/she/it shelving?

Plural

1st person were we shelving?

2nd person were you shelving?

3rd person were they shelving?

Negative question wasn't I shelving?

Singular

1st person wasn't I shelving? was I not shelving?

2nd person weren't you shelving? were you not shelving?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it shelving? was he/she/it not shelving?

Plural

1st person weren't we shelving? were we not shelving?

2nd person weren't you shelving? were you not shelving?

3rd person weren't they shelving? were they not shelving?

Future continuous I'll be shelving

Positive I'll be shelving

Singular

1st person I'll be shelving I will be shelving

2nd person you'll be shelving you will be shelving

3rd person he/she/it'll be shelving he/she/it will be shelving

Plural

1st person we'll be shelving we will be shelving

2nd person you'll be shelving you will be shelving

3rd person they'll be shelving they will be shelving

Negative I won't be shelving

Singular

1st person I won't be shelving I will not be shelving

2nd person you won't be shelving you will not be shelving

3rd person he/she/it won't be shelving he/she/it will not be shelving

Plural

1st person we won't be shelving we will not be shelving

2nd person you won't be shelving you will not be shelving

3rd person they won't be shelving they will not be shelving

Question will I be shelving?

Singular

1st person will I be shelving?

2nd person will you be shelving?

3rd person will he/she/it be shelving?

Plural

1st person will we be shelving?

2nd person will you be shelving?

3rd person will they be shelving?

Negative question won't I be shelving?

Singular

1st person won't I be shelving? will I not be shelving?

2nd person won't you be shelving? will you not be shelving?

3rd person won't he/she/it be shelving? will he/she/it not be shelving?

Plural

1st person won't we be shelving? will we not be shelving?

2nd person won't you be shelving? will you not be shelving?

3rd person won't they be shelving? will they not be shelving?

Conditional continuous I'd be shelving

Positive I'd be shelving

Singular

1st person I'd be shelving I would be shelving

2nd person you'd be shelving you would be shelving

3rd person he/she/it'd be shelving he/she/it would be shelving

Plural

1st person we'd be shelving we would be shelving

2nd person you'd be shelving you would be shelving

3rd person they'd be shelving they would be shelving

Negative I wouldn't be shelving

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be shelving I would not be shelving

2nd person you wouldn't be shelving you would not be shelving

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be shelving he/she/it would not be shelving

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be shelving we would not be shelving

2nd person you wouldn't be shelving you would not be shelving

3rd person they wouldn't be shelving they would not be shelving

Question would I be shelving?

Singular

1st person would I be shelving?

2nd person would you be shelving?

3rd person would he/she/it be shelving?

Plural

1st person would we be shelving?

2nd person would you be shelving?

3rd person would they be shelving?

Negative question wouldn't I be shelving?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be shelving? would I not be shelving?

2nd person wouldn't you be shelving? would you not be shelving?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be shelving? would he/she/it not be shelving?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be shelving? would we not be shelving?

2nd person wouldn't you be shelving? would you not be shelving?

3rd person wouldn't they be shelving? would they not be shelving?

Present perfect I've shelved

Positive I've shelved

Singular

1st person I've shelved I have shelved

2nd person you've shelved you have shelved

3rd person he/she/it's shelved he/she/it has shelved

Plural

1st person we've shelved we have shelved

2nd person you've shelved you have shelved

3rd person they've shelved they have shelved

Negative I haven't shelved

Singular

1st person I haven't shelved I have not shelved

2nd person you haven't shelved you have not shelved

3rd person he/she/it hasn't shelved he/she/it has not shelved

Plural

1st person we haven't shelved we have not shelved

2nd person you haven't shelved you have not shelved

3rd person they haven't shelved they have not shelved

Question have I shelved?

Singular

1st person have I shelved?

2nd person have you shelved?

3rd person has he/she/it shelved?

Plural

1st person have we shelved?

2nd person have you shelved?

3rd person have they shelved?

Negative question haven't I shelved?

Singular

1st person haven't I shelved? have I not shelved?

2nd person haven't you shelved? have you not shelved?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it shelved? has he/she/it not shelved?

Plural

1st person haven't we shelved? have we not shelved?

2nd person haven't you shelved? have you not shelved?

3rd person haven't they shelved? have they not shelved?

Past perfect I had shelved

Positive I had shelved

Singular

1st person I had shelved

2nd person you had shelved

3rd person he/she/it had shelved

Plural

1st person we had shelved

2nd person you had shelved

3rd person they had shelved

Negative I hadn't shelved

Singular

1st person I hadn't shelved I had not shelved

2nd person you hadn't shelved you had not shelved

3rd person he/she/it hadn't shelved he/she/it had not shelved

Plural

1st person we hadn't shelved we had not shelved

2nd person you hadn't shelved you had not shelved

3rd person they hadn't shelved they had not shelved

Question had I shelved?

Singular

1st person had I shelved?

2nd person had you shelved?

3rd person had he/she/it shelved?

Plural

1st person had we shelved?

2nd person had you shelved?

3rd person had they shelved?

Negative question hadn't I shelved?

Singular

1st person hadn't I shelved? had I not shelved?

2nd person hadn't you shelved? had you not shelved?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it shelved? had he/she/it not shelved?

Plural

1st person hadn't we shelved? had we not shelved?

2nd person hadn't you shelved? had you not shelved?

3rd person hadn't they shelved? had they not shelved?

Future perfect I'll have shelved

Positive I'll have shelved

Singular

1st person I'll have shelved I will have shelved

2nd person you'll have shelved you will have shelved

3rd person he/she/it'll have shelved he/she/it will have shelved

Plural

1st person we'll have shelved we will have shelved

2nd person you'll have shelved you will have shelved

3rd person they'll have shelved they will have shelved

Negative I won't have shelved

Singular

1st person I won't have shelved I will not have shelved

2nd person you won't have shelved you will not have shelved

3rd person he/she/it won't have shelved he/she/it will not have shelved

Plural

1st person we won't have shelved we will not have shelved

2nd person you won't have shelved you will not have shelved

3rd person they won't have shelved they will not have shelved

Question +'ll I have shelved?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have shelved? will I have shelved?

2nd person +'ll you have shelved? will you have shelved?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have shelved? will he/she/it have shelved?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have shelved? will we have shelved?

2nd person +'ll you have shelved? will you have shelved?

3rd person +'ll they have shelved? will they have shelved?

Negative question won't I have shelved?

Singular

1st person won't I have shelved? will I not have shelved?

2nd person won't you have shelved? will you not have shelved?

3rd person won't he/she/it have shelved? will he/she/it not have shelved?

Plural

1st person won't we have shelved? will we not have shelved?

2nd person won't you have shelved? will you not have shelved?

3rd person won't they have shelved? will they not have shelved?

Conditional perfect I'd have shelved

Positive I'd have shelved

Singular

1st person I'd have shelved I would have shelved

2nd person you'd have shelved you would have shelved

3rd person he/she/it'd have shelved he/she/it would have shelved

Plural

1st person we'd have shelved we would have shelved

2nd person you'd have shelved you would have shelved

3rd person they'd have shelved they would have shelved

Negative I wouldn't have shelved

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have shelved I would not have shelved

2nd person you wouldn't have shelved you would not have shelved

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have shelved he/she/it would not have shelved

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have shelved we would not have shelved

2nd person you wouldn't have shelved you would not have shelved

3rd person they wouldn't have shelved they would not have shelved

Question would I have shelved?

Singular

1st person would I have shelved?

2nd person would you have shelved?

3rd person would he/she/it have shelved?

Plural

1st person would we have shelved?

2nd person would you have shelved?

3rd person would they have shelved?

Negative question wouldn't I have shelved?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have shelved? would I not have shelved?

2nd person wouldn't you have shelved? would you not have shelved?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have shelved? would he/she/it not have shelved?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have shelved? would we not have shelved?

2nd person wouldn't you have shelved? would you not have shelved?

3rd person wouldn't they have shelved? would they not have shelved?

Imperative shelve!

Positive

you shelve!

we let's shelve!

Negative

you don't shelve!

we let's not shelve!