Postpone
11postpone — verb ADVERB ▪ indefinitely ▪ The event has been postponed indefinitely due to lack of interest. ▪ merely, only ▪ The inevitable conflict was merely postponed till the next meeting …
12postpone — verb (T) to change an event, action etc to a later time or date: The match had to be postponed. | postpone sth until: We re postponing our holiday until we have some more money. | postpone doing sth: Gail and Jim have decided to postpone having a …
13postpone */ — UK [pəʊsˈpəʊn] / US [poʊsˈpoʊn] verb [transitive] Word forms postpone : present tense I/you/we/they postpone he/she/it postpones present participle postponing past tense postponed past participle postponed to decide that something will not be… …
14postpone — transitive verb (postponed; postponing) Etymology: Latin postponere to place after, postpone, from post + ponere to place more at position Date: circa 1520 1. to put off to a later time ; defer 2. a. to place later (as in a sentence) than the… …
15postpone — v. 1) (D; tr.) to postpone to, until (the concert has been postponed to Wednesday) 2) (G) they postponed leaving because of the weather * * * [pə(ʊ) spəʊn] until (the concert has been postponed to Wednesday) (D; tr.) to postpone to (G) they… …
16postpone — post|pone [pəusˈpəun US pousˈpoun] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: postponere, from ponere; POSITION1] to change the date or time of a planned event or action to a later one = ↑put back ≠ ↑bring forward ▪ The match had to be postponed… …
17postpone — [[t]poʊspo͟ʊn[/t]] postpones, postponing, postponed VERB If you postpone an event, you delay it or arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned. [V n/ ing] He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day …
18postpone — postponable, adj. postponement, n. postponer, n. /pohst pohn , pohs /, v.t., postponed, postponing. 1. to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow. 2. to place after in order of importance or estimation;… …
19postpone — See defer. See defer, delay, postpone …
20postpone — post|pone [ pous poun ] verb transitive * to decide that something will not be done at the time when it was planned for, but at a later time: Bad weather forced us to postpone Friday s game. Our test has been postponed until next Monday. ╾… …
