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defer
de·fer 1 D0091600 (dĭ-fûr′)intr.v. de·ferred, de·fer·ring, de·fers 1. To put off; postpone.2. To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).
[Middle English differren, to postpone, differ; see differ.]
de·fer′ra·ble adj.de·fer′rer n.Synonyms: defer1, postpone, shelve, suspend
These verbs mean to put off until a later time: deferred paying the bills; postponing our trip; shelved the issue; suspending train service.
de·fer 2 D0091600 (dĭ-fûr′)v. de·ferred, de·fer·ring, de·fers v.intr. To submit to the wish or decision of another, as in recognition of authority. See Synonyms at yield.v.tr. To commit or entrust to another: The principal deferred the decision to the school board.
[Middle English deferen, from Old French deferer, from Latin dēferre, to carry away, refer to : dē-, de- + ferre, to carry; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]
de·fer′rer n.defer (dɪˈfɜː) vb, -fers, -ferring or -ferred (tr) to delay or cause to be delayed until a future time; postpone[C14: from Old French differer to be different, postpone; see differ] deˈferrable, deˈferable adj deˈferrer n
defer (dɪˈfɜː) vb, -fers, -ferring or -ferred (foll by: to) to yield (to) or comply (with) the wishes or judgments of another: I defer to your superior knowledge. [C15: from Latin dēferre, literally: to bear down, from de- + ferre to bear]de•fer1 (dɪˈfɜr)
v.t. -ferred, -fer•ring. 1. to postpone; delay. 2. to exempt temporarily from induction into military service. [1325–75; Middle English deferren, variant of differren to differ] de•fer′rer, n. syn: defer, delay, postpone imply keeping something from occurring until a future time. To defer is to decide to do something at a more convenient time in the future; it often suggests avoidance: to defer making a payment. delay is sometimes equivalent to defer, but it usu. suggests a hindrance or dilatory tactic: Completion of the work was deferred by bad weather. To postpone is to put off to a particular time in the future, often to wait for new information or developments: to postpone a trial. de•fer2 (dɪˈfɜr)
v. -ferred, -fer•ring. v.i. 1. to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion. v.t. 2. to submit for decision; refer. [1400–50; late Middle English deferren < Latin dēferre to carry from or down, report, accuse] defer
Past participle: deferred
Gerund: deferring
| Present |
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| I defer | | you defer | | he/she/it defers | | we defer | | you defer | | they defer |
| Preterite |
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| I deferred | | you deferred | | he/she/it deferred | | we deferred | | you deferred | | they deferred |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am deferring | | you are deferring | | he/she/it is deferring | | we are deferring | | you are deferring | | they are deferring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have deferred | | you have deferred | | he/she/it has deferred | | we have deferred | | you have deferred | | they have deferred |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was deferring | | you were deferring | | he/she/it was deferring | | we were deferring | | you were deferring | | they were deferring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had deferred | | you had deferred | | he/she/it had deferred | | we had deferred | | you had deferred | | they had deferred |
| Future |
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| I will defer | | you will defer | | he/she/it will defer | | we will defer | | you will defer | | they will defer |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have deferred | | you will have deferred | | he/she/it will have deferred | | we will have deferred | | you will have deferred | | they will have deferred |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be deferring | | you will be deferring | | he/she/it will be deferring | | we will be deferring | | you will be deferring | | they will be deferring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been deferring | | you have been deferring | | he/she/it has been deferring | | we have been deferring | | you have been deferring | | they have been deferring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been deferring | | you will have been deferring | | he/she/it will have been deferring | | we will have been deferring | | you will have been deferring | | they will have been deferring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been deferring | | you had been deferring | | he/she/it had been deferring | | we had been deferring | | you had been deferring | | they had been deferring |
| Conditional |
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| I would defer | | you would defer | | he/she/it would defer | | we would defer | | you would defer | | they would defer |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have deferred | | you would have deferred | | he/she/it would have deferred | | we would have deferred | | you would have deferred | | they would have deferred |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | defer - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"postpone, prorogue, put off, 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 | | 2. | defer - yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"accede, give in, bow, submitbuckle under, knuckle under, succumb, give in, yield - consent reluctantly |
deferverb 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 (U.S. & Canad. informal), prorogue Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.defer 1verbTo put off until a later time:adjourn, delay, hold off, hold up, postpone, remit, shelve, stay, suspend, table, waive.Informal: wait.Idiom: put on ice.
defer 2verbTo conform to the will or judgment of another, especially out of respect or courtesy:bow, submit, yield.Idioms: give ground, give way.Translationsdefer1 (diˈfəː) – past tense, past participle deˈferred – verb to put off to another time. They can defer their departure. 推遲 推迟
defer2 (diˈfə) – past tense, past participle deˈferred – verb (with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority. I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter. 聽從，遵從 听从，遵从 deference (ˈdefərəns) noun1. willingness to consider the wishes etc of others. He always treats his mother with deference. 聽從 听从2. the act of deferring. 依從 依从in deference to showing respct for. I let him speak first, in deference to his authority. 遵從 遵从deˈferment, deˈferral noun1. delaying; postponement. 延期 延期2. officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service. draft deferment for college students. 暫緩 暂缓defer
defer to (someone or something)To submit or yield to someone or something. I really need to defer to your mother on this one—she's in charge of all the Thanksgiving plans.See also: deferdefer to someone or something (on something)to yield to someone or something on some question or point. I will defer to Mary on that question. She would not defer to the committee on anything.See also: deferdefer
1 defer (dĕ-fer′) [Fr. différer, to differ, fr L. diferre, carry in different directions, differ] To delay or postpone a decision or action.
2 defer (dĕ-fer′) [Fr. déférer, fr L. deferre, to carry down, report, accuse] To yield respectfully to the opinions or desires of others.See DFR
See DFRdefer
Related to defer: differSynonyms for deferverb postponeSynonyms- postpone
- delay
- put off
- suspend
- shelve
- set aside
- adjourn
- hold over
- procrastinate
- put on ice
- put on the back burner
- protract
- take a rain check on
- prorogue
Synonyms for deferverb to put off until a later timeSynonyms- adjourn
- delay
- hold off
- hold up
- postpone
- remit
- shelve
- stay
- suspend
- table
- waive
- wait
verb to conform to the will or judgment of another, especially out of respect or courtesySynonymsSynonyms for deferverb hold back to a later timeSynonyms- postpone
- prorogue
- put off
- set back
- shelve
- table
- put over
- remit
- hold over
Related Words- delay
- call
- hold
- suspend
- probate
- reprieve
- respite
verb yield to another's wish or opinionSynonymsRelated Words- buckle under
- knuckle under
- succumb
- give in
- yield
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