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Pronunciation / Transliteration: enki suru
"悪天候のため、試合は延期されました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To put off an action or event to a later time; to postpone or delay.
"The committee decided to defer their decision until the next meeting." - 2
To submit, yield, or show respect to the opinion, wish, or judgment of another person.
"I am happy to defer to my colleague on matters of financial strategy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'differre', meaning 'to carry apart, put off, or differ', combining 'dis-' (apart) and 'ferre' (to bear). It entered Middle English in the 14th century via Old French 'differer' and later acquired a distinct semantic sense from the Latin 'deferre' (to submit or yield to another's opinion), blending two etymological roots into its modern meanings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Defer" is said worldwide
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différer
Transliteration: /di.fe.ʁe/
"Nous devons différer cette réunion à la semaine prochaine."
aufschieben
Transliteration: /ˈaʊ̯fˌʃiːbn̩/
"Wir müssen die Entscheidung auf nächste Woche aufschieben."
rimandare
Transliteration: /rimanˈdare/
"È necessario rimandare la riunione a data da destinarsi."
aplazar
Transliteration: /a.plaˈsaɾ/
"El director decidió aplazar el proyecto hasta el próximo mes."
adiar
Transliteration: /a.diˈaɾ/
"Precisamos adiar a viagem devido ao mau tempo."
स्थगित करना
Transliteration: sthagit karna
"उन्होंने बैठक को अगले सप्ताह तक के लिए स्थगित कर दिया।"
推迟
Transliteration: tuīchí
"我们不得不把会议推迟到明天。"
연기하다
Transliteration: yeon-gihada
"우리는 회의를 다음 주유로 연기하기로 했습니다."
延期する
Transliteration: enki suru
"悪天候のため、試合は延期されました。"
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