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"ref": "1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:",
"text": "“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”",
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"To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc."
],
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"delay",
"delay"
],
[
"put off",
"put off"
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"word": "defer"
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{
"word": "delay"
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{
"word": "forestay"
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{
"word": "hold off"
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{
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{
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{
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{
"word": "stay"
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{
"word": "suspend"
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{
"word": "posticipate"
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"roman": "ʔajjala",
"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "أَجَّلَ"
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"roman": "hetajgel",
"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "հետաձգել"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "təxirə salmaq"
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"roman": "otlagam",
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"word": "отлагам"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "отсрочвам"
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"word": "posposar"
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"word": "ajornar"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "延緩"
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{
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "延缓"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
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"word": "uitstellen"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "későbbre halaszt"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "fresta"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "ajornar"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "menunda"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "rimandare"
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"alt": "えんきする",
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "延期する"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "បង្អែរបង្អង់"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "연기하다"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "atidėlioti"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "przełożyć (na inny termin)"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "postergar"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "adiar"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "amâna"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
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"word": "откла́дывать"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "отложи́ть"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "отсро́чивать"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"tags": [
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "aplazar"
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"sense": "to delay or put off an event",
"word": "postergar"
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"word": "atrasar"
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"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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