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. — deniko
ruНаш футбольный матч будет отложен. — odexed
deUnser Fußballspiel wird vertagt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom decided to postpone the meeting.
Том вирішив відкласти зустріч. — deniko
ruТом решил отложить встречу. — odexed
The game has been postponed indefinitely.
Гру було відкладено на невизначений період. — deniko
We'll have to postpone the meeting.
Ми будемо змушені відкласти зустріч. — deniko
ruНам придётся отложить встречу. — odexed
deWir werden dieses Treffen verschieben müssen. — Yorwba
I've had to postpone my trip.
Я мусив відкласти поїздку. — deniko
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