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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 postponed word
- verb with object postponed to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow. 1
- verb with object postponed to place after in order of importance or estimation; subordinate: to postpone private ambitions to the public welfare. 1
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Origin of postponed
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 Postponed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
postponed 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.
postponed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for postponed
adj postponed
- behind time — late
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- deferred — withheld over a certain period; postponed
- delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.
- in a bind — in a difficult situation
adjective postponed
- adjourned — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- neglected — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- off — so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
verb postponed
- inactivated — Simple past tense and past participle of inactivate.
- waived — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
Antonyms for postponed
adj postponed
- approximal — situated side by side; close together
- at close quarters — If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.
- close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close shave — a narrow escape
- close-at-hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
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