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procrastinate

pro·cras·ti·nate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-]
    • /proʊˈkræs təˌneɪt, prə-/
    • /prəˈkræs.tɪ.neɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-]
    • /proʊˈkræs təˌneɪt, prə-/

Definitions of procrastinate word

  • verb without object procrastinate to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost. 1
  • verb with object procrastinate to put off till another day or time; defer; delay. 1
  • verb procrastinate If you procrastinate, you keep leaving things you should do until later, often because you do not want to do them. 0
  • verb procrastinate to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay 0
  • intransitive verb procrastinate to put off doing (something unpleasant or burdensome) until a future time; esp., to postpone (such actions) habitually 0
See all 5 definitions of procrastinate

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Origin of procrastinate

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin prōcrāstinātus (past participle of prōcrāstināre to put off until tomorrow, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -crāstināre, derivative of crāstinus of tomorrow; crās tomorrow + -tinus suffix forming adjectives from temporal adverbs); see -ate1

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Parts of speech for Procrastinate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Procrastinate

procrastinate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for procrastinate

verb procrastinate

  • 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.
  • boondoggle — People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a boondoggle when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much.
  • bring up the rear — to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
  • bum around — If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
All 63 Synonyms of procrastinate

Antonyms for procrastinate

verb procrastinate

  • act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
  • barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
  • barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
  • barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
  • bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
All 70 Antonyms of procrastinate

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