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postpone
post·pone P0474000 (pōst-pōn′, pōs-pōn′)tr.v. post·poned, post·pon·ing, post·pones 1. To cause or arrange for (an event) to take place at a time later than the time at which it was originally supposed to happen. See Synonyms at defer1.2. To postpose.
[Latin postpōnere : post-, post- + pōnere, to put; see post2.]
post·pon′a·ble adj.post·pone′ment n.postpone (pəʊstˈpəʊn; pəˈspəʊn) vb (tr) 1. to put off or delay until a future time2. to put behind in order of importance; defer[C16: from Latin postpōnere to put after, neglect, from post- + ponere to place] postˈponable adj postˈponement n postˈponer npost•pone (poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs-)
v.t. -poned, -pon•ing. 1. to put off to a later time; defer: We have postponed our departure until tomorrow. 2. to place after in order of importance or estimation; subordinate. [1490–1500; < Latin postpōnere to put after, lay aside =post- post- + pōnere to put] post•pon′a•ble, adj. post•pone′ment, n. post•pon′er, n. syn: See defer1. delay cancel">cancel postpone put off">put off1. 'delay'If you delay doing something, you do it at a later time. The government delayed granting passports to them until a week before their departure.Try and persuade them to delay some of the changes.If a plane, train, ship, or bus is delayed, it is prevented from leaving or arriving on time. The coach was delayed for about five hours.The flight has been delayed one hour, due to weather conditions.2. 'cancel'If you cancel something that was arranged, you decide officially that it will not take place. The Russian foreign minister has cancelled his trip to Washington.Over 80 flights were cancelled because of bad weather.3. 'postpone' and 'put off'If you postpone or put off an event, you arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned. Postpone is more formal than put off. The crew did not know that the invasion had been postponed.This is not a decision that can be put off much longer.The Association has put the event off until October.postpone
Past participle: postponed
Gerund: postponing
| Imperative |
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| postpone | | postpone |
| Present |
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| I postpone | | you postpone | | he/she/it postpones | | we postpone | | you postpone | | they postpone |
| Preterite |
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| I postponed | | you postponed | | he/she/it postponed | | we postponed | | you postponed | | they postponed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am postponing | | you are postponing | | he/she/it is postponing | | we are postponing | | you are postponing | | they are postponing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have postponed | | you have postponed | | he/she/it has postponed | | we have postponed | | you have postponed | | they have postponed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was postponing | | you were postponing | | he/she/it was postponing | | we were postponing | | you were postponing | | they were postponing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had postponed | | you had postponed | | he/she/it had postponed | | we had postponed | | you had postponed | | they had postponed |
| Future |
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| I will postpone | | you will postpone | | he/she/it will postpone | | we will postpone | | you will postpone | | they will postpone |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have postponed | | you will have postponed | | he/she/it will have postponed | | we will have postponed | | you will have postponed | | they will have postponed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be postponing | | you will be postponing | | he/she/it will be postponing | | we will be postponing | | you will be postponing | | they will be postponing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been postponing | | you have been postponing | | he/she/it has been postponing | | we have been postponing | | you have been postponing | | they have been postponing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been postponing | | you will have been postponing | | he/she/it will have been postponing | | we will have been postponing | | you will have been postponing | | they will have been postponing |
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| I had been postponing | | you had been postponing | | he/she/it had been postponing | | we had been postponing | | you had been postponing | | they had been postponing |
| Conditional |
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| I would postpone | | you would postpone | | he/she/it would postpone | | we would postpone | | you would postpone | | they would postpone |
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| I would have postponed | | you would have postponed | | he/she/it would have postponed | | we would have postponed | | you would have postponed | | they would have postponed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | postpone - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"prorogue, put off, defer, set back, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold overdelay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game"hold - stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentencereprieve, respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |
postponeverb put off, delay, suspend, adjourn, table, shelve, defer, put back, hold over, put on ice (informal), put on the back burner (informal), take a rain check on (U.S. & Canad. informal) He decided to postpone the expedition.
advance, carry out, go ahead with, bring forward, call to orderpostponeverbTo put off until a later time:adjourn, defer, delay, hold off, hold up, remit, shelve, stay, suspend, table, waive.Informal: wait.Idiom: put on ice.Translationspostpone (pəsˈpəun) verb to cancel until a future time. The football match has been postponed (till tomorrow). 延期 延期postˈponement noun 延期 延期
postpone
postpone until (some later date or time)To delay (something) until a later date or time. A noun or pronoun can be used between "postpone" and "until" to specify what is being delayed. I was just informed that Mr. Smith has taken ill, so we had best postpone until he has recovered. We'll have to postpone the barbecue until next weekend if the weather doesn't improve.See also: date, later, postpone, untilpostpone something until somethingto delay something until something happens or until a later time. Can we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? The picnic was postponed until Saturday.See also: postpone, untilpostpone
Synonyms for postponeverb put offSynonyms- put off
- delay
- suspend
- adjourn
- table
- shelve
- defer
- put back
- hold over
- put on ice
- put on the back burner
- take a rain check on
Antonyms- advance
- carry out
- go ahead with
- bring forward
- call to order
Synonyms for postponeverb to put off until a later timeSynonyms- adjourn
- defer
- delay
- hold off
- hold up
- remit
- shelve
- stay
- suspend
- table
- waive
- wait
Synonyms for postponeverb hold back to a later timeSynonyms- prorogue
- put off
- defer
- set back
- shelve
- table
- put over
- remit
- hold over
Related Words- delay
- call
- hold
- suspend
- probate
- reprieve
- respite
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