postpone in All languages combined

IPA: /poʊstˈpoʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-postpone.ogg [US] Forms: postpone [canonical], postpones [third-person, singular], postponed [past], postponed [past, participle], postponing [present, participle] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{verb|postpon|e}} [POS TABLE]

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"postpone" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]