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Definition of postpone verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

postpone

verb
 
/pəˈspəʊn/
 
/pəʊˈspəʊn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they postpone
 
/pəˈspəʊn/
 
/pəʊˈspəʊn/
he / she / it postpones
 
/pəˈspəʊnz/
 
/pəʊˈspəʊnz/
past simple postponed
 
/pəˈspəʊnd/
 
/pəʊˈspəʊnd/
past participle postponed
 
/pəˈspəʊnd/
 
/pəʊˈspəʊnd/
-ing form postponing
 
/pəˈspəʊnɪŋ/
 
/pəʊˈspəʊnɪŋ/
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  1. to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date than originally planned synonym put off
    • postpone something The game has already been postponed three times.
    • postpone something until something We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week.
    • postpone something to something They have agreed to postpone repayment of the loan to a future unspecified date.
    • postpone doing something It was an unpopular decision to postpone building the new hospital.
    compare cancel
    Extra Examples
    • Ruth wrote at once, asking Maria to postpone her visit.
    • The event has been postponed indefinitely due to lack of interest.
    • The game has been postponed from Wednesday night to Friday night.
    Topics Working lifec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • indefinitely
    • merely
    • only
    verb + postpone
    • agree to
    • decide to
    • be forced to
    preposition
    • for
    • from
    • to
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    More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing formsVerbs usually followed by -ing forms
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin postponere, from post ‘after’ + ponere ‘to place’.
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