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1. (v.t.) postpone
to put off to a later time; defer:
We have postponed our departure until tomorrow.
2. postpone
to place after in order of importance or estimation; subordinate.
Etymology: (1490–1500; < L postpōnere to put after, lay aside =post-post - +pōnere to put)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"
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1. (verb) postpone
to change the date or time when sth will happen to a later date or time
The meeting had to be postponed until next week.; the postponement of the wedding; after several postponements
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1. (verb) postpone
to defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely
2. (verb) postpone
to place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance
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Sense: to cancel until a future time
The football match has been postponed (till tomorrow).
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 Afrikaans: uitstel |
 Arabic: يُؤَجِّل |
 Bulgarian: отлагам |
 Brazilian: adiar |
 Czech: odložit |
 German: verschieben |
 Danish: udsætte; udskyde |
 Greek: αναβάλλω |
 Spanish: posponer, aplazar |
 Estonian: edasi lükkama |
 Farsi: به تعویق انداختن |
 Finnish: lykätä |
 French: ajourner |
 Hebrew: לִדחוֹת |
 Hindi: आगे बढा़ना |
 Croatian: odgoditi |
 Hungarian: elhalaszt |
 Indonesian: menunda |
 Icelandic: fresta |
 Italian: posticipare, rimandare |
 Japanese: 延期する |
 Korean: 연기하다 |
 Lithuanian: atidėti |
 Latvian: atlikt (uz vēlāku laiku) |
 Malay: menangguhkan |
 Dutch: uitstellen |
 Norwegian: utsette |
 Polish: odkładać |
 Persian: به تعویق انداختن |
 Pashto: ځنډول، ټالول |
 Portuguese: adiar |
 Romanian: a amâna |
 Russian: откладывать, отсрочивать |
 Slovak: odložiť |
 Slovenian: preložiti |
 Serbian: odložiti |
 Swedish: skjuta upp, senarelägga |
 Thai: เลื่อนออกไป |
 Turkish: ertelemek |
 Taiwanese: 延期 |
 Ukrainian: відкладати; відстрочувати |
 Urdu: ملتوي کرنا |
 Vietnamese: hoãn |
 Chinese: 延期 |
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