"procrastinate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /pɹəʊˈkɹæs.tɪ.neɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/ [US], /pɹəˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/ [US], /pɹəˈkɹæs.tɪ.næɪt/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-procrastinate.ogg , en-au-procrastinate.ogg Forms: procrastinates [present, singular, third-person], procrastinating [participle, present], procrastinated [participle, past], procrastinated [past]
enPR: prō-krăs'tə-nāt' [US] Etymology: First attested in 1548; from Latin prōcrastinātus, perfect passive participle of prōcrastinō (“defer, put off till tomorrow”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from prō- (“in favor of”) + crāstinus (“of or belonging to tomorrow”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from crās (“tomorrow”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-}}, {{etydate/the|1548}} 1548, {{etydate|1548}} First attested in 1548, {{uder|en|la|prōcrastinātus}} Latin prōcrastinātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} procrastinate (third-person singular simple present procrastinates, present participle procrastinating, simple past and past participle procrastinated)
  1. (intransitive) To delay taking action; to wait until later. Tags: intransitive
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  2. (transitive) To put off; to delay (something). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Time Translations (put off; delay something): ertələmək (Azerbaijani), отлагам (otlagam) (Bulgarian), procrastinar (Catalan), 耽擱 /耽搁 (dāngē) (Chinese Mandarin), 拖延 (tuōyán) (Chinese Mandarin), udsætte (Danish), udskyde (Danish), forhale (Danish), forsinke (Danish), uitstellen (Dutch), soggen (Dutch), lykätä (Finnish), viivyttää (Finnish), viivästää (Finnish), viivästyttää (Finnish), myöhäistää (Finnish), myöhästyttää (Finnish), verschleppen (German), prokrastinieren (German), καθυστερώ (kathysteró) (Greek), αναβάλλω (anavállo) (Greek), halogat (Hungarian), elodáz (Hungarian), húz-halaszt (Hungarian), elhúz (Hungarian), ritardare (Italian), posticipare (Italian), differire (Italian), rimandare (Italian), dilazionare (Italian), temporeggiare (Italian), одолговлекува (odolgovlekuva) (Macedonian), menangguhkan (Malay), memperlambat (Malay), whakatonanawe (Maori), whakaroaroa (Maori), utsette (Norwegian), procrastinar (Portuguese), откла́дывать (otkládyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), odlagati (Serbo-Croatian), hacer desidia (Spanish), procrastinar (Spanish), dejar para después (Spanish), skjuta upp (Swedish), förhala (Swedish), geciktirmek (Turkish) Translations (put off; to delay taking action): سَوَّفَ (sawwafa) (Arabic), ertələmək (Azerbaijani), бавя се (bavja se) (Bulgarian), мая се (maja se) (Bulgarian), procrastinar (Catalan), 耽擱 /耽搁 (dāngē) (Chinese Mandarin), 拖延 (tuōyán) (Chinese Mandarin), odkládat (Czech), uitstellen (Dutch), voor zich uitschuiven (Dutch), soggen (Dutch), viivytellä (Finnish), vitkastella (Finnish), jahkailla (Finnish), aikailla (Finnish), kuhnailla (Finnish), procrastiner (French), procrastinar (Galician), enredar (Galician), aufschieben (German), verzögern (German), vertagen (German), prokrastinieren (German), χρονοτριβώ (chronotrivó) (Greek), καθυστερώ (kathysteró) (Greek), késlekedik (Hungarian), húzza az időt (Hungarian), procrastinare (Italian), 先延ばしにする (Japanese), 미루다 (miruda) (Korean), procrastino (Latin), одложува (odložuva) (Macedonian), melambat-lambatkan (Malay), melewat-lewatkan (Malay), menangguh-nangguhkan (Malay), bertangguh-tangguh (Malay), menunda-nunda (Malay), tonanawe (Maori), somle (Norwegian), procrastinar (Portuguese), amâna (Romanian), tărăgăna (Romanian), procrastina (Romanian), ме́длить (médlitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), тяну́ть (tjanútʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), откла́дывать (otkládyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), odugovlačiti (Serbo-Croatian), hacer desidia (Spanish), procrastinar (Spanish), prokrastinera (Swedish), förhala (Swedish), ผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง (Thai), ผัด (pàt) (Thai), ผัดผ่อน (pàt-pɔ̀n) (Thai), gecikme (Turkish), אָפּלייגן (opleygn) (Yiddish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: loiter, waste time Hyponyms: hinder, penelopize [rare], perendinate, procrasturbate, stall, wait Derived forms: procrastination, procrastinator Related terms: carpe diem cras, perendinate, tomorrow never comes, procrastination is the thief of time, deferment
Synonyms: procrastine [obsolete], delay [intransitive], penelopize [intransitive], stall [intransitive], delay [transitive], postpone [transitive], put off [transitive], stall [transitive], adjourn, avert, defer, dilly-dally, draw out, extend, forslow, forestall, forestay, kick into the long grass, kick the can down the road, procrastinate, prolong, prorogue [rare], prorogate, protract, put on hold, put on ice, retard, stay, suspend, tarry

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To delay taking action; to wait until later."
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          "text": "Hence It became manifest to the publishers of Webster, that some device must be resorted to, to induce apathy in the publick mind, and thereby procrastinate the inevitable crisis which they foresaw was approaching, the expulsion of his elementary works from our primary schools.",
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        "(transitive) To put off; to delay (something)."
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          "word": "拖延"
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          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "soggen"
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          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
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          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "_dis1": "40 60",
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "aikailla"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "kuhnailla"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "procrastiner"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
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          "word": "procrastinar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "enredar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "aufschieben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "verzögern"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "vertagen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "prokrastinieren"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "chronotrivó",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "χρονοτριβώ"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kathysteró",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "καθυστερώ"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "késlekedik"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "húzza az időt"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "procrastinare"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "先延ばしにする"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "miruda",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "미루다"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "procrastino"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "odložuva",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "одложува"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "melambat-lambatkan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
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          "word": "menangguh-nangguhkan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "ms",
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          "word": "bertangguh-tangguh"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "ms",
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          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "tonanawe"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "somle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "procrastinar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "amâna"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "word": "procrastina"
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          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "word": "odugovlačiti"
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          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "hacer desidia"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "procrastinar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "prokrastinera"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "förhala"
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          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
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          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "_dis1": "40 60",
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          "roman": "pàt-pɔ̀n",
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          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "gecikme"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 60",
          "code": "yi",
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          "roman": "opleygn",
          "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
          "word": "אָפּלייגן"
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "word": "ertələmək"
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "roman": "otlagam",
          "sense": "put off; delay something",
          "word": "отлагам"
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "sense": "put off; delay something",
          "word": "procrastinar"
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "roman": "dāngē",
          "sense": "put off; delay something",
          "word": "耽擱 /耽搁"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tuōyán",
          "sense": "put off; delay something",
          "word": "拖延"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "word": "udsætte"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "word": "udskyde"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "word": "forhale"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "word": "forsinke"
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "sense": "put off; delay something",
          "word": "uitstellen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "put off; delay something",
          "word": "soggen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "sense": "put off; delay something",
          "word": "lykätä"
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "word": "viivyttää"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
          "code": "fi",
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "word": "verschleppen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "prokrastinieren"
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "word": "halogat"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "word": "elodáz"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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        {
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        {
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "word": "hacer desidia"
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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        {
          "_dis1": "16 84",
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          "word": "förhala"
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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      "word": "tomorrow never comes"
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      "roman": "sawwafa",
      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "سَوَّفَ"
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      "word": "ertələmək"
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "бавя се"
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      "word": "мая се"
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      "word": "procrastinar"
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      "roman": "dāngē",
      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "耽擱 /耽搁"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "拖延"
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "odkládat"
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "uitstellen"
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "voor zich uitschuiven"
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "soggen"
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "viivytellä"
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
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      "word": "kuhnailla"
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "procrastiner"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "procrastinar"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "enredar"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "aufschieben"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "word": "verzögern"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "vertagen"
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "prokrastinieren"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "chronotrivó",
      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "χρονοτριβώ"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "kathysteró",
      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "καθυστερώ"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "késlekedik"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "húzza az időt"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "procrastinare"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "先延ばしにする"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "word": "미루다"
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "procrastino"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "odložuva",
      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "одложува"
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      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "melambat-lambatkan"
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      "code": "ms",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "tonanawe"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "somle"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "procrastinar"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "amâna"
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
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      "word": "ме́длить"
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      "roman": "tjanútʹ",
      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
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      "word": "тяну́ть"
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      "roman": "otkládyvatʹ",
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      "word": "откла́дывать"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "odugovlačiti"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "hacer desidia"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "procrastinar"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "prokrastinera"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "förhala"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "ผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pàt",
      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "ผัด"
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pàt-pɔ̀n",
      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "ผัดผ่อน"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "gecikme"
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      "code": "yi",
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      "roman": "opleygn",
      "sense": "put off; to delay taking action",
      "word": "אָפּלייגן"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "ertələmək"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otlagam",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "отлагам"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "procrastinar"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dāngē",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "耽擱 /耽搁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tuōyán",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "拖延"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "udsætte"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "udskyde"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "forhale"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "forsinke"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "uitstellen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "soggen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "lykätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "viivyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "viivästää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "viivästyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "myöhäistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "myöhästyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "verschleppen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "prokrastinieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kathysteró",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "καθυστερώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anavállo",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "αναβάλλω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "halogat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "elodáz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "húz-halaszt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "elhúz"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "ritardare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "posticipare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "differire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "rimandare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "dilazionare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "temporeggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "odolgovlekuva",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "одолговлекува"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "menangguhkan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "memperlambat"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "whakatonanawe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "whakaroaroa"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "utsette"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "procrastinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otkládyvatʹ",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "откла́дывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "odlagati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "hacer desidia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "procrastinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "dejar para después"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "skjuta upp"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "förhala"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "put off; delay something",
      "word": "geciktirmek"
    }
  ],
  "word": "procrastinate"
}

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