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- [pohst-pohn, pohs-]
- /poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs-/
- /pəʊstˈpəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pohst-pohn, pohs-]
- /poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs-/
Definitions of postpone word
- verb with object postpone to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow. 1
- verb with object postpone to place after in order of importance or estimation; subordinate: to postpone private ambitions to the public welfare. 1
- verb postpone If you postpone an event, you delay it or arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned. 0
- verb postpone to put off or delay until a future time 0
- verb postpone to put behind in order of importance; defer 0
- verb transitive postpone to put off until later; defer; delay 0
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Origin of postpone
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
1490-1500; < Latin postpōnere to put after, lay aside, equivalent to post- post- + pōnere to put
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Parts of speech for Postpone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
postpone popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
postpone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for postpone
verb postpone
- adjourn — If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time.
- amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- back water — to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat to slow it down or stop it
- backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
- beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
Antonyms for postpone
verb postpone
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- cinched — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- cinching — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- decide — If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities.
- dig in — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
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