postpone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

/pəʊstˈpəʊn/ /poʊstˈpoʊn/ en-us-postpone.ogg /pəʉstˈpəʉn/ [pɐʉstˈpɐʉn] /pɐʉstˈpɐʉn/ /ˈpoːs(ʈ)ˌpoːn/ /ˈpoːs(ʈ).pɒn/

postpone postpones postponing postponed

From Latin postpōnō (“to put after; to postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“to put; to place”), compare forestall.

defer delay forestay hold off procrastinate put off put on ice stay suspend posticipate prorogue remit

advance bring forward prepone hasten antedate expedite

postponement postponence postponer

postponable repostpone

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