postpone

post·pone  (pst-pn, ps-pn)

tr.v. post·poned, post·pon·ing, post·pones

1. To delay until a future time; put off. See Synonyms at defer¹.

2. To place after in importance; subordinate.

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[Latin postpnere : post-, post- + pnere, to put; see post².]

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post·pona·ble adj.

post·ponement n.

post·poner n.

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postpone

Verb

[-poning, -poned] to put off until a future time [Latin postponere to put after]

postponement n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

postpone - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" prorogue, put off, defer, 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

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postpone

verb put off, delay, suspend, adjourn, table, shelve, defer, put back, hold over, put on ice (informal) put on the back burner (informal) take a rain check on U.S., Canad. (informal) << OPPOSITE go ahead with

Translations

postpone [pəsˈpəun] vt → aplazar, postergar (LAM)

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postpone [pəsˈpəun] vt → remettre (à plus tard), reculer

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postpone [pəusˈpəun] vt → verschieben

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postpone [pəustˈpəun] vt → rinviare

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postpone

v postpone [pəsˈpəun]

to cancel until a future time The football match has been postponed (till tomorrow). uitstel يُؤَجِّل отлагам odložit udsætte; udskyde verschieben αναβάλλω posponer, aplazar edasi lükkama به تعویق انداختن lykätä ajourner לִדחוֹת आगे बढा़ना odgoditi elhalaszt menunda fresta posticipare, rimandare 延期する 연기하다 atidėti atlikt (uz vēlāku laiku) menangguhkan uitstellen utsette odkładać adiar a amâna откладывать, отсрочивать odložiť preložiti odložiti skjuta upp, senarelägga เลื่อนออกไป ertelemek 延期 відкладати; відстрочувати ملتوي کرنا hoãn 延期

n postˈponement

uitstelling تأجيل отлагам odklad udsættelse; udskydelse die Verschiebung αναβολή aplazamiento edasilükkamine تعویق lykkäys ajournement דְחִייָה स्िागन, प्रास्थगन, विलंबन odgoda elhalasztás penundaan frestun rinvio 延期 연기 atidėjimas (termiņa u.tml.) atlikšana penangguhan uitstel, het uitstellen utsettelse odroczenie, odłożenie adiamento amânare отсрочка odklad odlog odlaganje uppskjutande, senareläggning การเลื่อนออกไป erteleme 延期 відстрочення; відкладання التوا، تاخير sự trì hoãn 延期