defer

de·fer ¹  (d-fûr)

v. de·ferred, de·fer·ring, de·fers

v.tr.

1. To put off; postpone.

2. To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).

v.intr.

To procrastinate.

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[Middle English differren, to postpone, differ; see differ.]

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de·ferra·ble adj.

de·ferrer n.

Synonyms: defer¹, postpone, shelve, stay¹, suspend
These verbs mean to put off until a later time: deferred paying the bills; postponing our trip; shelved the issue; stay an execution; suspending train service.

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de·fer ²  (d-fûr)

v. de·ferred, de·fer·ring, de·fers

v.intr.

To submit to the opinion, wishes, or decision of another through respect or in recognition of his or her authority, knowledge, or judgment. See Synonyms at yield.

v.tr.

To commit or entrust to another.

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[Middle English deferen, from Old French deferer, from Latin dferre, to carry away, refer to : d-, de- + ferre, to carry; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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de·ferrer n.

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defer¹

vb -fers, -ferring, -ferred

(tr) to delay or cause to be delayed until a future time; postpone

[from Old French differer to be different, postpone; see differ]

deferrable , deferable adj

deferrer  n

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defer²

vb -fers, -ferring, -ferred

(intr; foll by to) to yield (to) or comply (with) the wishes or judgments of another

[from Latin dēferre, literally: to bear down, from de- + ferre to bear]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	defer - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" postpone, prorogue, put off, set back, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold over delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game" hold - stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended" probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence reprieve, respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
	2.	defer - yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" accede, give in, bow, submit buckle under, knuckle under, succumb, give in, yield - consent reluctantly

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defer

verb postpone, delay, put off, suspend, shelve, set aside, adjourn, hold over, procrastinate, put on ice (informal), put on the back burner (informal), protract, take a rain check on (U.S. & Canad. informal), prorogue Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.

Translations

defer¹ [dɪˈfɜːʳ] VT

1. (= postpone) [+ meeting, business] → posponer, diferir; [+ payment] → aplazar, diferir, postergar(LAm)

2. (Mil) [+ conscript] → dar una prórroga a
his military service was deferred → le concedieron una prórroga militar

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defer² [dɪˈfɜːʳ] VI (= submit) to defer to sth → deferir a algo(frm)
in this I defer to you → a este respecto defiero a su opinión(frm), a este respecto me adhiero a su opinión
to defer to sb's (greater) knowledge → deferir a los(mayores)conocimientos de algn(frm)

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defer [dɪˈfɜː^r]

vt

(= postpone) [+ payment] → différer, remettre à plus tard

vi (= submit) to defer to sb → déférer à qn, s'en remettre à qn

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defer¹

vt (= delay) → verschieben; event also → verlegen; to defer doing something → es verschieben, etw zu tun

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defer²

vi (= submit) to defer to somebody → sich jdm beugen or fügen; to defer to somebody’s wishes → sich jds Wünschen (dat) → fügen

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defer [dɪˈfɜːʳ]

1. vt (postpone) → rimandare, rinviare (Law) (case) → aggiornare

2. vi (submit) to defer to sb/sth → rimettersi a qn/qc
to defer to sb's (greater) knowledge → rimettersi alla scienza di qn

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defer¹

v defer [diˈfəː]

to put off to another time They can defer their departure. uitstel, verskuif يُؤَجِّل، يُرْجِئ، يُمْهِل отлагам odložit udsætte; udskyde verschieben αναβάλλω posponer, diferir edasi lükkama به تاخیر انداختن lykätä différer לִדחוֹת टालना odgoditi, odložiti elhalaszt menunda fresta rimandare 延ばす 연기하다 atidėti atlikt; novilcināt tangguh uitstellen utsette, vente med odkładać adiar a amâna откладывать odložiť odložiti odložiti skjuta upp, dröja med ยืดเวลา ertelemek, tehir etmek 推遲 відкладати; баритися آئندہ کے لۓ ملتوی کرنا trì hoãn 推迟

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defer²

v defer [diˈfə]

(withto) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter. iemand eerbiedig/ in ag neem; iemand se wense eerbiedig يُذْعِن،يَنزِل عِنْدَ إرادَة подчинявам се podrobit se rette sig efter; bøje sig for nachgeben σέβομαι, πειθαρχώ acatar järele andma, alistuma تسلیم خواسته کسی شدن؛ گردن نهادن taipua déférer à לְהִכָּנַע לְ- @@@ לְהִיכָּנַע לְ- स्वीकार करना podvrći se, pokoriti se alkalmazkodik tunduk lúta, fara eftir rimettersi a 従う (~의 의견을) 좇다 pasikliauti, paklusti pakļauties; piekāpties; izturēties ar cieņu tunduk zich voegen naar bøye seg for, underkaste seg zdawać się (na), podporządkowywać się acatar a se pleca în faţa считаться с podrobiť sa popustiti popustiti böja sig, foga sig efter ยอมทำตาม; คล้อยตาม uymak, boyun eğmek 聽從，遵從 зважати на, рахуватися عمل یا راۓ میں لچک پیدا کرنا làm theo 听从，遵从

n deference [ˈdefərəns]

1 willingness to consider the wishes etc of others He always treats his mother with deference. eerbied, ontsag, respek إعْتِبار، إحْتِرام، تَبْجيل почит úcta, ohled; podřízenost respekt; agtelse die Ehrerbietung σεβασμός deferencia lugupidamine ملاحظه؛ تمکین kunnioitus déférence הָכנָעָה, כִּיבּוּד आदर करना popustljivost, uslužnost tiszteletadás sikap patuh virðing, tillitssemi deferenza 敬意 경의 pagarbumas cieņa; godbijība sikap patuh eerbied hensyn, respekt, ærbødighet poważanie, szacunek deferência deferenţă, con­sideraţie уважение úcta ustrežljivost poštovanje hänsyn, aktning, respekt ความเชื่อฟัง saygı, hürmet 聽從 повага; пошана کسی کے مشورے یا خواہش کو قبول کرنا sự tôn trọng 听从

2 the act of deferring. eerbiediging, ontsag, agting إذعان،نُزول عِنْد إرادة подчиняване poddání se, podrobení se hensyntagen die Nachgiebigkeit πειθαρχία deferencia lugupidamisavaldus تسلیم بودن؛ گردن نهی kunnioittaa déférence כְּנִיעה, כִּיבּוּד दूसरे की भावना इत्यादि का सम्मान popuštanje alkalmazkodás kepatuhan virðing deferenza 服従 복종 skaitymasis, pasikliovimas pakļaušanās; izturēšanās ar cieņu kepatuhan het eerbiedigen underkastelse, hensyntagen okazywanie szacunku deferência respect уважение poddanie sa popuščanje popuštanje hänsynstagande การเชื่อฟัง saygı duyma, hürmet etme 依從 поклоніння کسی کو خاطر میں لانے کا عمل sự tôn trọng 依从

in deference to

showing respct for I let him speak first, in deference to his authority. uit agting/ eerbied vir مُراعاة فُلان с уважение към z úcty k i respekt for aus Achtung vor από σεβασμό προς por respeto a lugupidamisest به خاطر حرمت کسی؛ به ملاحظۀ کسی kunnioituksesta jtk kohtaan par égard pour מִתוך כָּבוֹד לְ- के सम्‍मान के कारण iz poštovanja prema tiszteletben tartásával untuk menghormati með virðingu fyrir per riguardo a ～に敬意を表して (~을) 존중하여 iš pagarbos aiz cieņas menghormati uit eerbied voor med respekt for, i ærbødighet z szacunku do por consideração com din respect pentru из уважения к z úcty k upoštevajoč s poštovanjem av hänsyn till การแสดงความเคารพนับถือ saygıdan dolayı, hürmeten 遵從 з поваги до احتراما vì lòng tôn trọng đối với ai 遵从

n deˈferment, deˈferral

1 delaying; postponement. uitstel تَأْجيل، إرْجاء دَعْوى закъснение zpoždění; odložení udsættelse; udskydelse die Verzögerung, die Vertagung αναβολή aplazamiento edasilükkamine تاخیر؛ تعویق lykkäys דְחִייָה स्थगन odgađanje (el)halasztás penangguhan rinvio 延期 연기 atidėjimas atlikšana; novilcināšana penundaan oponthoud; uitstel utsettelse odroczenie, zwłoka откладывание odklad odlog odlaganje uppskjutande, senareläggning การเลื่อน; การยืดเวลาออกไป erteleme 延期 відкладання تاخیر ؛ ٹالنے کا عمل sự trì hoãn 延期

2 officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service draft deferment for college students. uitstel, verdaging تأجيل الخِدْمه العَسْكَرِيَّه отлагане odklad udsættelse; udskydelse der Einzugsverzug αναβολή στράτευσης prórroga väeteenistuse edasilükkamine معافیت موقت lykkäys sursis d'incorporation דְחִייַת שְׁרוּת स्थगन odgoda bevonulási halasztás penangguhan wajib militer yang dapat dikenai sanksi 徴兵猶 징병 유예 karo prievolės atidėjimas atlikšana (iesaukšanai karadienestā) penangguhan uitstel van militaire dienst utsettelse av militærtjeneste odroczenie отсрочка odklad vojenskej služby odlog odlaganje uppskov, anstånd การถูกเกณฑ์ทหารชั่วคราว erteleme, tecil 暫緩 відстрочка від призову до армії لازمی فوج کی خدمات ملتوی کرنے کی رسمی اجازت sự hoãn thi hành nghĩa vụ quân sự 暂缓