deferred

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈfɜːd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di fûrd)

From the verb defer: (⇒ conjugate)
deferred is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past
v past p

deferred
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Sense: Put off to a later date
Synonyms:
delayed Collocations, postponed, protracted, prolonged, retarded, adjourned, held up, temporized, remanded, staved off, stalled, temporised (UK), put off, held back, held off, withheld, kept back, detained, extended Collocations, hindered, hampered, impeded, obstructed, prolonged protracted, put on hold, put on ice, suspended, set aside, shelved, stayed
Sense: To be paid in installments
Synonyms:
partial Collocations, indebted, assessed, funded, negotiated, renegotiated, charged Collocations


defer
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Sense: Verb: postpone
Synonyms:
put off, postpone Collocations, delay Collocations, suspend, put back, shelve Collocations, put on ice (slang), put on hold, keep back, take a rain check on sth, hold off, hold off on, push back
Sense: Verb: yield to another's opinion
Synonyms:
yield to, obey, give way to, bow to, concede, comply with, accede to, assent to, submit to, agree to, go along with, capitulate to, surrender to, cede to, cave in to, give in to, acquiesce to, admit Collocations, accommodate Collocations, succumb to


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