postpone
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postpone
- /pəʊstˈpəʊn/ UK
- /poʊstˈpoʊn/ Canada, US
- /pəʉstˈpəʉn/ Australia
- [pɐʉstˈpɐʉn] Australia
- /pɐʉstˈpɐʉn/ New Zealand
- /ˈpoːs(ʈ)ˌpoːn/ India
- /ˈpoːs(ʈ).pɒn/ India
Rhymes with -əʊn
Where it comes from
From Latin postpōnō (“to put after; to postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“to put; to place”), compare forestall.
verb postpones · postponing · postponed
- To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc. “[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”
- To place after in order; to deem less important. Why should the See of Antioch, that most ancient and truly Apostolical Church, where the Christian name began […] be postponed to Alexandria?
