Defer

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)

Etymology 1

• From Old French differer, from Latin differe.

Verb

Infinitive to Defer

Third person singular defer

Simple past ing

Past participle -

Present participle r

to Defer (third-person singular simple present defer, present participle r, simple past and past participle ing)

1. To delay, or postpone, especially to postpone induction into military service.

Related terms

• differ

Derived terms

• deferral

Translations

to delay

Bosnian: odgoditi bs(bs) Bulgarian: отлагам bg(bg), отсрочвам bg(bg) Czech: odkládat cs(cs) Dutch: uitstellen nl(nl)

Finnish: lykätä fi(fi) German: aufschieben de(de), aufheben de(de), verzögern de(de), vertagen de(de) Hungarian: elhalaszt hu(hu) Swedish: skjuta upp

Etymology 2

• From Middle French deferer, from Latin deferre

Verb

Infinitive to Defer

Third person singular defer

Simple past ing

Past participle -

Present participle r

to Defer (third-person singular simple present defer, present participle r, simple past and past participle ing)

1. To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgement or authority.

Derived terms

• deference

Translations

to submit to the opinion or desire of another

Bulgarian: отстъпвам bg(bg) Finnish: mukautua fi(fi), alistua fi(fi) German: weiterleiten de(de), verschieben de(de)

Hungarian: enged hu(hu) (valaminek) Swedish: skjuta upp

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Polish: odroczyć

Turkish: ertelemek

Anagrams

• deefr,
• freed
• refed

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