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View usage for: (poʊspoʊn) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense postpones, present participle postponing, past tense, past participle postponedverbIf you postpone an event, you delay it or arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day. [VERB noun/verb-ing] The visit has now been postponed indefinitely. [be VERB-ed] cancel Synonyms: put off, delay, suspend, adjourn More Synonyms of postpone postpone in British English (pəʊstˈpəʊn, pəˈspəʊn) verb (transitive)1. to put off or delay until a future time 2. to put behind in order of importance; defer Derived forms postponable (postˈponable) adjective postponement (postˈponement) noun postponer (postˈponer) noun Word origin C16: from Latin postpōnere to put after, neglect, from post- + ponere to place postpone in American English (poʊstˈpoʊn) verb transitiveWord forms: postˈponed or postˈponing1. to put off until later; defer; delay 2. to put at or near the end of the sentence the German verb is postponed SIMILAR WORDS: adˈjourn Derived forms postponable (postˈponable) adjective postponement (postˈponement) noun postponer (postˈponer) noun Word origin L postponere < post-, post- + ponere, to put: see position Examples of 'postpone' in a sentencepostpone In other languagespostpone British English: postpone / pəʊstˈpəʊn; pəˈspəʊn/ VERB If you postpone an event, you arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned. The visit has been postponed until next month. - American English: postpone
- Arabic: يُؤَجِّل
- Brazilian Portuguese: adiar
- Chinese: 推迟
- Croatian: odgoditi
- Czech: odložit na později
- Danish: udsætte
- Dutch: uitstellen
- European Spanish: aplazar
- Finnish: siirtää myöhemmäksi
- French: repousser
- German: verschieben
- Greek: αναβάλλω
- Italian: posporre
- Japanese: 延期する
- Korean: 연기하다
- Norwegian: utsette
- Polish: odłożyć
- European Portuguese: adiar
- Romanian: a amâna
- Russian: откладывать
- Latin American Spanish: aplazar
- Swedish: senarelägga
- Thai: เลื่อนออกไป
- Turkish: ertelemek
- Ukrainian: відкладати
- Vietnamese: hoãn
Chinese translation of 'postpone'Definition to put off until a future time He decided to postpone the expedition. Synonyms put off table put back hold over put on ice (informal) put on the back burner (informal) take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal) Opposites advance , carry out , go ahead with , bring forward , call to order Additional synonymsDefinition to postpone or be postponed temporarily The proceedings have been adjourned until next week. Synonyms postpone, delay, suspend, interrupt, put off, stay, defer, recess, discontinue, put on the back burner (informal), prorogue, take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal) Definition to delay until a future time Customers often defer payment for as long as possible. Synonyms postpone, delay, put off, suspend, shelve, set aside, adjourn, hold over, procrastinate, put on ice (informal), put on the back burner (informal), protract, take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal), prorogue Definition to put (something) off to a later time I delayed my departure until she could join me. Synonyms put off, suspend, postpone, stall, shelve, prolong, defer, hold over, temporize, put on the back burner (informal), protract, take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to put aside or postpone Sadly, the project has now been shelved. Synonyms postpone, put off, defer, table (US), dismiss, freeze, suspend, put aside, hold over, mothball, pigeonhole, lay aside, put on ice, put on the back burner (informal), hold in abeyance, take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal) Definition to cause (something) to stop temporarily The union suspended strike action this week. Synonyms postpone, delay, put off, arrest, cease, interrupt, shelve, withhold, defer, adjourn, hold off, cut short, discontinue, lay aside, put in cold storage |