"procrastinate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt/ [UK], /proʊˈkræstəneɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-procrastinate.ogg [US], en-au-procrastinate.ogg [Australia] Forms: procrastinate [canonical], procrastinates [third-person, singular], procrastinated [past], procrastinated [past, participle], procrastinating [present, participle]
enPR: prō-krăs'tə-nāt' [US] Head templates: {{verb|procrastinat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you procrastinate, you delay or postpone something that you need to do. Synonyms: lollygag, dawdle, slack, shirk
    Sense id: simple-procrastinate-en-verb-CiF-Ihgk
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