catflap.org Online Dictionary Query


Query string:
Search type:
Database:

Database copyright information
Server information


35 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Postpone \Post*pone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postponed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Postponing.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after
     + ponere to place, put. See Post-, and Position.]
     1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to
        cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as,
        to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following
        day, or indefinitely.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His praise postponed, and never to be paid.
                                                    --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to
        precedence, preference, value, or importance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All other considerations should give way and be
              postponed to this.                    --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Postpone \Post*pone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postponed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Postponing.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after
     + ponere to place, put. See Post-, and Position.]
     1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to
        cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as,
        to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following
        day, or indefinitely.
  
              His praise postponed, and never to be paid.
                                                    --Cowper.
  
     2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to
        precedence, preference, value, or importance.
  
              All other considerations should give way and be
              postponed to this.                    --Locke.
  
     Syn: To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  postpone
       v : hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: prorogue,
            hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back,
           defer, remit, put off]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  postpone
     Αγγλικά vb.
     καθυστερώ, αναβάλλω, κανονίζω ένα γεγονός να συμβεί σε μεταγενέστερη
  ώρα ή ημερομηνία από ό,τι είχα αρχικά προγραμματίσει

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  postpone
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: postponer)
     vb.
     1 To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To place after in order; to deem less important.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  postpone
     vb.
     1 To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To place after in order; to deem less important.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  postpone
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: postponer)
     vb.
     1 To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To place after in order; to deem less important.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  postpone
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: postponer)
     vb.
     1 To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To place after in order; to deem less important.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  postpone
     Englanti vb.
     lykätä, siirtää (''ajallisesti'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  postpone
     Engelska vb.
     skjuta upp, uppskjuta, senarelägga

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Postpone /pəʊstpˈəʊn/
  أجّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  postpone //poʊstˈpoʊn// 
  отлагам, отсрочвам
  to delay or put off an event

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  postpone /pəʊstpˈəʊn/
  odložit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  postpone /pəʊstpˈəʊn/
  odkládat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  postpone /pəʊstpˈəʊn/ 
  odročit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  postpone /pəʊstpˈəʊn/ 
  odsunout

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  postpone /pəʊstpˈəʊn/ 
  gohirio 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  postpone /pəʊstpˈəʊn/ 
  verschieben  [einen Termin]
           Note: auf
     Synonyms: put off, defer
  
   see: puting off, postponing, deferring, put off, postponed, deferred
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  postpone /pəʊstpˈəʊn/
  
  αναβάλλω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  postpone //poʊstˈpoʊn// 
  lykätä, myöhäistää, siirtää myöhemmäksi
  to delay or put off an event

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  postpone /pəspoun/
  1. ajourner, différer, reculer, renvoyer, retarder, suspendre

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  postpone /pəʊstpˈəʊn/ 
  1. आगे बढाना
        "The match was postponed to saturday because of bad weather."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  postpone /pəʊstpˈəʊn/
  odgoditi, odložiti

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  postpone //poʊstˈpoʊn// 
  menunda
  to delay or put off an event

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  postpone //poʊstˈpoʊn// 
  延期
  to delay or put off an event

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  postpone /pəʋstpəʋn/ 
  atidėti, nukelti
     See also: defer
  
     See also: shelve
  
     See also: table
  

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  postpone /pəspoun/
  1. aanhouden, uitstellen, verdagen, verschuiven
  2. opschorten, schorsen

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  postpone /pəstˈpəʊn/ 
    odkładać, odraczać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  postpone /pəspoun/
  adiar, procrastinar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  postpone //poʊstˈpoʊn// 
  uppskjuta, skjuta upp, senarelägga
  to delay or put off an event

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  postpone /pəʊstpˈəʊn/
  1. ertelemek, tehir etmek, geri bırakmak
  2. ikinci planda bırakmak. post ponement  erteleme, tehir, geri bırakma.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/poʊˈspoʊn/, /poʊstˈpoʊn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  47 Moby Thesaurus words for "postpone":
     adjourn, continue, dally, defer, delay, drag out, extend,
     hang fire, hang up, hold off, hold over, hold up, lay aside,
     lay away, lay by, lay over, pigeonhole, prolong, prorogate,
     prorogue, protract, push aside, put aside, put away,
     put in mothballs, put off, put on ice, recess, reserve, set aside,
     set by, shelve, shift off, sideline, sleep on, stand over,
     stave off, stay, store, stow, stretch out, suspend, table,
     table the motion, take a recess, temporize, waive
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 延期,缓办,搁延;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 延迟,使延期,缓办,搁延
     vi. 延缓发作

Questions or comments about this site? Contact dictionary@catflap.org
Access Stats