temporize
To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or…To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes so that a compromise can be reached or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.
Значение
значений: 6(британское, English, Oxford, США, непереходный)To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes so that a compromise can be reached or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.
draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
(британское, English, Oxford, США, шире, непереходный)To discuss, to negotiate; to reach a compromise.
(британское, English, Oxford, США, переходный)To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.
(британское, English, Oxford, США, переходный)To take temporary measures or actions to manage a situation without providing a definitive or permanent solution.
(британское, English, Oxford, США, архаичное, непереходный)To comply with the occasion or time; to humour, or yield to, current circumstances or opinion; also, to trim (“fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each”).
(британское, English, Oxford, США, непереходный, устаревшее)To delay, especially until a more favourable time; to procrastinate.
Переводы
языков: 2Происхождение
From Middle French temporiser (“to wait one's time, temporize”) + English -ize (suffix forFrom Middle French temporiser (“to wait one's time, temporize”) + English -ize (suffix forming verbs). Temporiser is derived from Medieval Latin temporizāre, from Latin temporāre (“to delay, put off”) + -izāre (suffix forming the present active infinitive of verbs). Temporāre is derived from tempor-, the inflected stem of tempus (“age, time, period; season of the year; due, opportune, or proper time”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *temp-, *ten- (“to extend, stretch (in the sense of a stretch of time)”), or *temh₁- (“to cut (in the sense of a section of time)”)) + -āre. Compare temporalize.
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Формы
temporizes, temporizing, temporized, temporized| Базовая форма | temporize · to temporize |
|---|---|
| 3-е лицо ед. числа | temporizes |
| Причастие настоящего времени | temporizing |
| Прошедшее время | temporized |
| Причастие прошедшего времени | temporized |
правильный · Урок
Синонимы
синонимов: 1- draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time:temporise
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 6Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени