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postpone

释义

postpone

verb transitive

UK /pəʊsˈpəʊn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	postpone
he/she/it	postpones
present participle	postponing
past tense	postponed
past participle	postponed

1
to decide that something will not be done at the time when it was planned for, but at a later time
Bad weather forced us to postpone Friday’s game.
Our exam has been postponed until next Monday.
Synonyms and related words
To choose, or to change the timing of something
fix
time
schedule

postpone

verb transitive

US /poʊsˈpoʊn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	postpone
he/she/it	postpones
present participle	postponing
past tense	postponed
past participle	postponed

1
to decide that something will not be done at the time when it was planned for, but at a later time
Bad weather forced us to postpone Friday’s game.
Our test has been postponed until next Monday.
Synonyms and related words
To choose, or to change the timing of something
fix
time
schedule

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