"postpone" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /poʊstˈpoʊn/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-postpone.ogg [US] Forms: postpones [present, singular, third-person], postponing [participle, present], postponed [participle, past], postponed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊn Etymology: From Latin postpōnō (“I put after; I postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“I put; I place”), compare forestall. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tḱey-}}, {{der|en|la|postpōnō|t=I put after; I postpone}} Latin postpōnō (“I put after; I postpone”), {{m|la|post|t=after}} post (“after”), {{m|la|pōnō|t=I put; I place}} pōnō (“I put; I place”), {{m|en|forestall}} forestall Head templates: {{en-verb}} postpone (third-person singular simple present postpones, present participle postponing, simple past and past participle postponed)
  1. To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc. Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: defer, delay, forestay, hold off, procrastinate, put off, put on ice, stay, suspend, posticipate Translations (to delay or put off an event): ἀναβάλλω (anabállō) (Ancient Greek), أَجَّلَ (ʔajjala) (Arabic), հետաձգել (hetajgel) (Armenian), təxirə salmaq (Azerbaijani), отлагам (otlagam) (Bulgarian), отсрочвам (otsročvam) (Bulgarian), posposar (Catalan), ajornar (Catalan), 延緩 (Chinese Mandarin), 延缓 (yánhuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), odložit [perfective] (Czech), odročit [perfective] (Czech), udsætte (Danish), udskyde (Danish), uitstellen (Dutch), verschuiven (Dutch), achterstellen (Dutch), opschorten (Dutch), prokrasti (Esperanto), edasi lükkama (Estonian), siirtää myöhemmäksi (Finnish), lykätä (Finnish), myöhäistää (Finnish), repousser (French), remettre (French), reporter (French), différer (english: decision) (French), postposer [Belgium] (French), verschieben (German), aufschieben (German), zurückstellen (German), αναβάλλω (anavállo) (Greek), ετεροχρονίζω (eterochronízo) (Greek), דחה (dakhá) (Hebrew), टालना (ṭālnā) (Hindi), elhalaszt (Hungarian), elnapol (Hungarian), későbbre halaszt (Hungarian), fresta (Icelandic), ajornar (Ido), menunda (Indonesian), rimandare (Italian), 延期する (enki suru) (alt: えんきする) (Japanese), បង្អែរបង្អង់ (bɑŋ’ae-bɑŋ’ɑŋ) (Khmer), បង្ខន (bɑŋkʰɑɑn) (Khmer), 연기하다 (yeon'gi-hada) (Korean), utsette (Norwegian Bokmål), ajournere (Norwegian Bokmål), utsetje (Norwegian Nynorsk), utsette (Norwegian Nynorsk), odroczyć [perfective] (Polish), odraczać [imperfective] (Polish), odłożyć [perfective] (Polish), odkładać [imperfective] (Polish), przełożyć (na inny termin) (Polish), postergar (Portuguese), adiar (Portuguese), amâna (Romanian), откла́дывать (otkládyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отложи́ть (otložítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), отсро́чивать (otsróčivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отсро́чить (otsróčitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), aplazar (Spanish), postergar (Spanish), atrasar (Spanish), perecear (Spanish), posponer (Spanish), uppskjuta (Swedish), senarelägga (Swedish), skjuta upp (Swedish), వాయిదావేయు (vāyidāvēyu) (Telugu), ertelemek (Turkish), відклада́ти (vidkladáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відкла́сти (vidklásty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), відстро́чувати (vidstróčuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відстро́чити (vidstróčyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), відтерміно́вувати (vidterminóvuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відтермінува́ти (vidterminuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), remandar (Venetian), hoãn (Vietnamese), gohirio (Welsh), אָפּלייגן (opleygn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-postpone-en-verb-NSGy69a4 Disambiguation of Time: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'to delay or put off an event': 97 3
  2. (obsolete) To place after in order; to deem less important. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-postpone-en-verb-hspSKJau
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: postponement, postponence [obsolete], postponer Coordinate_terms: adjourn

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "bring forward"
    },
    {
      "word": "prepone"
    }
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      },
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      },
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      },
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    }
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      "form": "postpones",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "postponing",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "postponed",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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        {
          "word": "advance"
        },
        {
          "word": "hasten"
        },
        {
          "alt": "India",
          "word": "prepone"
        },
        {
          "word": "antedate"
        },
        {
          "word": "bring forward"
        },
        {
          "word": "expedite"
        }
      ],
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "en:Time",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2020 December 2, Industry Insider, “The costs on cutting carbon”, in Rail, page 76",
          "text": "Significant rail projects have been mothballed before in the face of changed circumstances – in particular, the LNER Woodhead project which was postponed due to wartime conditions and not revived until 1948, as money became available after nationalisation.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc."
      ],
      "id": "en-postpone-en-verb-NSGy69a4",
      "links": [
        [
          "delay",
          "delay"
        ],
        [
          "put off",
          "put off"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "defer"
        },
        {
          "word": "delay"
        },
        {
          "word": "forestay"
        },
        {
          "word": "hold off"
        },
        {
          "word": "procrastinate"
        },
        {
          "word": "put off"
        },
        {
          "word": "put on ice"
        },
        {
          "word": "stay"
        },
        {
          "word": "suspend"
        },
        {
          "word": "posticipate"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔajjala",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "أَجَّلَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "hetajgel",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "հետաձգել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "təxirə salmaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otlagam",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "отлагам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otsročvam",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "отсрочвам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "posposar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "ajornar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "延緩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yánhuǎn",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "延缓"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "odložit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "odročit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "udsætte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "udskyde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "uitstellen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "verschuiven"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "achterstellen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "opschorten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "prokrasti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "edasi lükkama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "siirtää myöhemmäksi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "lykätä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "myöhäistää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "repousser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "remettre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "reporter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "english": "decision",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "différer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "Belgium"
          ],
          "word": "postposer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "verschieben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "aufschieben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "zurückstellen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anavállo",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "αναβάλλω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "eterochronízo",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "ετεροχρονίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "anabállō",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "ἀναβάλλω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "dakhá",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "דחה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ṭālnā",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "टालना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "elhalaszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "elnapol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "későbbre halaszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "fresta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "ajornar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "menunda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "rimandare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "alt": "えんきする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "enki suru",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "延期する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "bɑŋ’ae-bɑŋ’ɑŋ",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "បង្អែរបង្អង់"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "bɑŋkʰɑɑn",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "បង្ខន"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yeon'gi-hada",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "연기하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "utsette"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "ajournere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "utsetje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "utsette"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "odroczyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "odraczać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "odłożyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "odkładać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "przełożyć (na inny termin)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "postergar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "adiar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "amâna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otkládyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "откла́дывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otložítʹ",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "отложи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otsróčivatʹ",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "отсро́чивать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otsróčitʹ",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "отсро́чить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "aplazar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "postergar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "atrasar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "perecear"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "posponer"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "senarelägga"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "skjuta upp"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "vāyidāvēyu",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "వాయిదావేయు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "ertelemek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "vidkladáty",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "відклада́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "roman": "vidklásty",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "відкла́сти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "roman": "vidstróčuvaty",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "відстро́чувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vidstróčyty",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "відстро́чити"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vidterminóvuvaty",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "відтерміно́вувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "vidterminuváty",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "відтермінува́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "remandar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "hoãn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "gohirio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "opleygn",
          "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
          "word": "אָפּלייגן"
        }
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          "ref": "1687, Isaac Barrow, A Treatise of the Pope's Supremacy, 3rd edition, page 161",
          "text": "Why should the See of Antioch, that most ancient and truly Apostolical Church, where the Christian name began […] be postponed to Alexandria?",
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        }
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        "To place after in order; to deem less important."
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          "important"
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        "(obsolete) To place after in order; to deem less important."
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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}
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      "word": "bring forward"
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      "word": "prepone"
    }
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    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "English terms with audio links",
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      "name": "der"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "postponing",
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        "present"
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      "form": "postponed",
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          "ref": "2020 December 2, Industry Insider, “The costs on cutting carbon”, in Rail, page 76",
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        }
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        "To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc."
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          "put off",
          "put off"
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          "word": "defer"
        },
        {
          "word": "delay"
        },
        {
          "word": "forestay"
        },
        {
          "word": "hold off"
        },
        {
          "word": "procrastinate"
        },
        {
          "word": "put off"
        },
        {
          "word": "put on ice"
        },
        {
          "word": "stay"
        },
        {
          "word": "suspend"
        },
        {
          "word": "posticipate"
        }
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        "English terms with quotations"
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        {
          "ref": "1687, Isaac Barrow, A Treatise of the Pope's Supremacy, 3rd edition, page 161",
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        }
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        "To place after in order; to deem less important."
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          "after"
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          "important",
          "important"
        ]
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        "(obsolete) To place after in order; to deem less important."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊn"
    },
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔajjala",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "أَجَّلَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hetajgel",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "հետաձգել"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "təxirə salmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otlagam",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "отлагам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otsročvam",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "отсрочвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "posposar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "ajornar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "延緩"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yánhuǎn",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "延缓"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odložit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odročit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "udsætte"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "udskyde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "uitstellen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "verschuiven"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "achterstellen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "opschorten"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "prokrasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "edasi lükkama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "siirtää myöhemmäksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "lykätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "myöhäistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "repousser"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "remettre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "reporter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "decision",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "différer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "Belgium"
      ],
      "word": "postposer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "verschieben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "aufschieben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "zurückstellen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anavállo",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "αναβάλλω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eterochronízo",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "ετεροχρονίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "anabállō",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "ἀναβάλλω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "dakhá",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "דחה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ṭālnā",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "टालना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "elhalaszt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "elnapol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "későbbre halaszt"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "fresta"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "ajornar"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "menunda"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "rimandare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "えんきする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "enki suru",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "延期する"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "bɑŋ’ae-bɑŋ’ɑŋ",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "បង្អែរបង្អង់"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "bɑŋkʰɑɑn",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "បង្ខន"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yeon'gi-hada",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "연기하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "utsette"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "ajournere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "utsetje"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "utsette"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odroczyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "odraczać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odłożyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "odkładać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "przełożyć (na inny termin)"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "postergar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "adiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "amâna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otkládyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "откла́дывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otložítʹ",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отложи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otsróčivatʹ",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отсро́чивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otsróčitʹ",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отсро́чить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "aplazar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "postergar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "atrasar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "perecear"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "posponer"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "uppskjuta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "senarelägga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "skjuta upp"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vāyidāvēyu",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "వాయిదావేయు"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "ertelemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidkladáty",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "відклада́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidklásty",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "відкла́сти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidstróčuvaty",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "відстро́чувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidstróčyty",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "відстро́чити"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidterminóvuvaty",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "відтерміно́вувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidterminuváty",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "відтермінува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "remandar"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "hoãn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "gohirio"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "opleygn",
      "sense": "to delay or put off an event",
      "word": "אָפּלייגן"
    }
  ],
  "word": "postpone"
}

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