EGAVE

defer

About 1.46 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To delay or postpone.
    We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts.
  2. verb to postpone induction into military service.
  3. verb After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
  4. verb To delay, to wait.
  5. verb To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.
  6. verb To render, to offer.

Similar words

postpone put off set back give in submit accede remit put over hold over shelve

Often followed by

to the it his a their any this payment

Word family

deferred deferrer deferrers deferring defers

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