postpone
To delay or put off an event, appointment, etcTo delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
» Our soccer game will be postponed.
Unser Fußballspiel wird vertagt.
Наш футбольный матч будет отложен.
Наш футбольний матч буде відкладено.
Meaning
2 sensesTo delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
verschieben, aufschieben, zurückstellen
откла́дыватьotkládyvatʹ, отложи́тьotložítʹ, отсро́чиватьotsróčivatʹ
відклада́тиvidkladáty, відкла́стиvidklásty, відстро́чуватиvidstróčuvaty
(obsolete)To place after in order; to deem less important.
- hold back to a later time
Examples
289 sentencesOur soccer game will be postponed.
Наш футбольний матч буде відкладено.
ruНаш футбольный матч будет отложен.
deUnser Fußballspiel wird vertagt.
Tom decided to postpone the meeting.
Том вирішив відкласти зустріч.
ruТом решил отложить встречу.
The game has been postponed indefinitely.
Гру було відкладено на невизначений період.
We'll have to postpone the meeting.
Ми будемо змушені відкласти зустріч.
ruНам придётся отложить встречу.
deWir werden dieses Treffen verschieben müssen.
I've had to postpone my trip.
Я мусив відкласти поїздку.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin postpōnō (“to put after; to postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“to put; toFrom Latin postpōnō (“to put after; to postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“to put; to place”), compare forestall.
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Forms
postpones, postponing, postponed, postponedSynonyms
17 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- C1Hedging and register — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- postpone the meeting
- postpone my trip
- had to postpone
- was postponed until
- meeting was postponed
- postponed until next
- postpone our departure
- to postpone the
- has been postponed
- postponed his departure
- game was postponed
- postponed until