postpone
verb /pəˈspəʊn/
/pəʊˈspəʊn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they postpone | /pəˈspəʊn/ /pəʊˈspəʊn/ |
| he / she / it postpones | /pəˈspəʊnz/ /pəʊˈspəʊnz/ |
| past simple postponed | /pəˈspəʊnd/ /pəʊˈspəʊnd/ |
| past participle postponed | /pəˈspəʊnd/ /pəʊˈspəʊnd/ |
| -ing form postponing | /pəˈspəʊnɪŋ/ /pəʊˈspəʊnɪŋ/ |
- to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date than originally planned synonym put off
- postpone something The game has already been postponed three times.
- postpone something until something We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week.
- postpone something to something They have agreed to postpone repayment of the loan to a future unspecified date.
- postpone doing something It was an unpopular decision to postpone building the new hospital.
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifec1- Ruth wrote at once, asking Maria to postpone her visit.
- The event has been postponed indefinitely due to lack of interest.
- The game has been postponed from Wednesday night to Friday night.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- indefinitely
- merely
- only
- …
- agree to
- decide to
- be forced to
- …
- for
- from
- to
- …
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- risk
- suggest
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin postponere, from post ‘after’ + ponere ‘to place’.