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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024post•pone /poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs-/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -poned, -pon•ing. - to put (something) off to a later time:We have postponed our departure until tomorrow.
post•pone•ment, n. [countable]We endured one postponement after another.[uncountable]postponement of the match.See -pon-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024post•pone (pōst pōn′, pōs-),USA pronunciation v.t., -poned, -pon•ing. - to put off to a later time;
defer:He has postponed his departure until tomorrow. - to place after in order of importance or estimation;
subordinate:to postpone private ambitions to the public welfare.
- Latin postpōnere to put after, lay aside, equivalent. to post- post- + pōnere to put
- 1490–1500
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See defer1.
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