postpone post·pone vt

postpone post·pone vt
[ˌpəʊst'pəʊn]

to postpone sth for a month/until Monday — rimandare or rinviare or posticipare qc di un mese/a lunedì

the match has been postponed until next Saturday — la partita è stata rinviata a sabato prossimo


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  • post|pone — «pohst POHN», verb, poned, pon|ing. –transitive verb. 1. to put off till later; put off to a later time; delay: SYNONYM(S): defer. See syn. under delay. (Cf. ↑delay) 2. to place after in order of importance or est …   Useful english dictionary

  • postpone — post·pone vt post·poned, post·pon·ing 1: to put off to a later time 2: to place later in precedence, preference, or importance; specif: to subordinate (a lien) to a later lien post·pon·able adj post·pone·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary …   Law dictionary

  • Postpone — Post*pone , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See {Post }, and {Position}.] 1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • postpone — post‧pone [pəæʊstˈpəʊn ǁ poʊsˈpoʊn] verb [transitive] to change the date or time of a planned event to a later one: • The meeting has been postponed until next Tuesday. * * * postpone UK US /pəʊstˈpəʊn/ verb [T] ► to decide that an event should… …   Financial and business terms

  • postpone — post|pone [ pous poun ] verb transitive * to decide that something will not be done at the time when it was planned for, but at a later time: Bad weather forced us to postpone Friday s game. Our test has been postponed until next Monday. ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • postpone — post•pone [[t]poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs [/t]] v. t. poned, pon•ing 1) to put off to a later time; defer: We have postponed our departure until tomorrow[/ex] 2) to place after in order of importance or estimation; subordinate • Etymology: 1490–1500; < L …   From formal English to slang

  • postpone — post|pone [pəusˈpəun US pousˈpoun] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: postponere, from ponere; POSITION1] to change the date or time of a planned event or action to a later one = ↑put back ≠ ↑bring forward ▪ The match had to be postponed… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • post|pon´er — post|pone «pohst POHN», verb, poned, pon|ing. –transitive verb. 1. to put off till later; put off to a later time; delay: SYNONYM(S): defer. See syn. under delay. (Cf. ↑delay) 2. to place after in order of importance or est …   Useful english dictionary

  • post|pon´a|ble — post|pone «pohst POHN», verb, poned, pon|ing. –transitive verb. 1. to put off till later; put off to a later time; delay: SYNONYM(S): defer. See syn. under delay. (Cf. ↑delay) 2. to place after in order of importance or est …   Useful english dictionary

  • postpone — post·pone …   English syllables

  • Postponed — Postpone Post*pone , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See {Post }, and {Position}.] 1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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