Defer - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈfɜːr|
Brit.
|dɪˈfɜː|
verb
- hold back to a later time (syn: hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table)
- yield to another's wish or opinion (syn: accede, bow, give in, submit)
- yield to another's wish or opinion (syn: accede, bow, give in, submit)
Extra examples
He deferred to his partner in everything.
I'll defer to your advice.
Further discussion on the proposal will be deferred until April.
The committee deferred their decision.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: defer
he/she/it: defers
present participle: deferring
past tense: deferred
past participle: deferred
I/you/we/they: defer
he/she/it: defers
present participle: deferring
past tense: deferred
past participle: deferred
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