defer
/dɪˈfɜː(r)/verb
उच्चारण डिफ़र
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SSC Steno 2025SSC Exams 2018verb
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[T] ~ sth | ~ doing sth formal
to delay something until a later time
स्थगित करना, टालना
- The meeting was deferred until next week.
- They deferred the decision to Monday.
- The school deferred the sports day because of the rain.
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- Students may defer their admission by one year.
- The court deferred the hearing until January.
- Let us defer the payment till next month.
Synonyms put off
→Phrasal verbs 1
defer to sb/sth
to agree to accept what somebody has decided or what they think because you respect them
(सम्मान के कारण किसी की राय) मान लेना
- We deferred to our teacher's judgement.
◇Word family
deferment noundeference noun