Postpone

  • 21postpone — [pəʊsˈpəʊn] verb [T] 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.[/ex] postponement noun [C/U] …

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  • 22postpone — /poʊstˈpoʊn / (say pohst pohn), /poʊsˈpoʊn / (say pohs pohn) verb (t) (postponed, postponing) 1. to put off to a later time; defer: he postponed his departure an hour. 2. to place after in order of importance or estimation; subordinate: to… …

  • 23Postpone to a certain time — In parliamentary procedure, a postponing to a certain time or postponing to a time certain is an act of the deliberative assembly, generally implemented as a motion. It delays action on a pending question until a different day, meeting, hour or… …

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  • 24Postpone indefinitely — The motion to postpone indefinitely, in parliamentary procedure, is a subsidiary motion used to kill a main motion without taking a direct vote on it. Explanation and Use Postpone indefinitely (RONR) Class Subsidiary motion In order when another… …

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  • 25postpone — verb To delay or put off an event, appointment etc. Syn: adjourn, defer, delay, put off, put on ice, suspend Ant: advance, hasten …

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  • 26postpone — Synonyms and related words: adjourn, continue, dally, defer, delay, drag out, extend, hang fire, hang up, hold off, hold over, hold up, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay over, pigeonhole, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, push aside, put… …

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  • 27postpone — Esta palabra inglesa no equivale al español posponer. Debemos traducirla por aplazar o diferir …

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  • 28postpone — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. procrastinate, delay, defer; shelve, adjourn, table. See lateness, neglect. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. defer, put off, delay, take a rain check; see delay 1 , suspend 2 . See Synonym Study at suspend …

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  • 29postpone — see POST …

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  • 30postpone — v. put off to a later time, delay; defer, put off until later, staypost·pone || ‚pəʊst pəʊn /‚pəʊ spəʊn ,É™ …

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