postpone
/pəˈspəʊn/verb
उच्चारण पस्पोन
स्थगित करना, टालना
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[T] ~ sth (to/until sth) | ~ doing sth
to arrange for an event to take place at a later time or date
स्थगित करना, टालना
- The exam was postponed until next month.
- The match was postponed because of heavy rain.
- The school postponed the sports day because of the heat.
+ 2 more examples
- Let's postpone the trip until the weather improves.
- They have postponed the wedding to the spring.
Synonyms delay defer put off adjourn reschedule
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
postpone + noun / -ing
'Postpone' takes a noun or a gerund as its object. It is never followed by 'to + verb'.
'Postpone' के बाद object के रूप में noun या gerund आता है। इसके बाद 'to + verb' नहीं आता।
- The college postponed the sports day.
- Radhika postponed booking her ticket.
postpone + until / till / to + time
Use 'until', 'till' or 'to' with the new date. 'For' is used only with a length of time, not a date.
नई तिथि के साथ 'until', 'till' या 'to' आता है। 'For' केवल अवधि के साथ आता है, तिथि के साथ नहीं।
- The match was postponed until Monday.
- The exam has been postponed to the first week of May.
be postponed (passive)
The passive is common when an authority puts off an event, with the reason after 'due to' or 'because of'.
जब कोई प्राधिकरण किसी आयोजन को टालता है तो passive आम है, और कारण 'due to' या 'because of' के बाद आता है।
- The rally was postponed because of heavy rain.
postpone vs prepone
'Prepone' (to move earlier) is common in Indian English but is not used in standard British English. Use 'bring forward'.
'Prepone' (पहले करना) भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में आम है पर मानक ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में प्रयुक्त नहीं होता। इसके लिए 'bring forward' लिखें।
- The meeting has been brought forward to ten o'clock.
+Collocations 4
postpone + noun
a meetingan exama weddinga decisiona tripa match
- The board postponed its decision until next month.
adverb + postpone
indefinitelyrepeatedlyreluctantlytemporarilywisely
- The tournament was postponed indefinitely.
postpone + until
until Mondayuntil further noticeuntil next yeartill tomorrow
- The result will be postponed until further notice.
reason + postpone
because of raindue to illnessowing to a strikeon account of floods
- The trip was postponed on account of floods.
“More examples 5
- The school postponed the annual function till next Friday.
विद्यालय ने वार्षिक समारोह अगले शुक्रवार तक टाल दिया।
- Do not postpone your revision until the last week.
अपना revision आख़िरी सप्ताह तक मत टालिए।
- The exam was postponed because of the strike.
हड़ताल के कारण परीक्षा स्थगित कर दी गई।
- He postponed his visit to the dentist again and again.
उसने दंत-चिकित्सक के पास जाना बार-बार टाल दिया।
- The wedding has been postponed to November.
विवाह नवंबर तक के लिए टाल दिया गया है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He postponed to book the ticket.
✓ He postponed booking the ticket.
'Postpone' is followed by a gerund, not an infinitive.
'Postpone' के बाद gerund आता है, infinitive नहीं।
✗ The meeting has been postponed for next Monday.
✓ The meeting has been postponed until next Monday.
A new date is introduced by 'until' or 'to', not 'for'.
नई तिथि 'until' या 'to' से बताई जाती है, 'for' से नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean doing something later, but they differ in feeling.
ये क्रियाएँ सभी काम को बाद में करने को बताती हैं, पर भाव में भिन्न हैं।
To fix a later date for an event.
किसी आयोजन के लिए बाद की तिथि तय करना।
- They postponed the match.
To make something happen later than planned, often unwillingly.
योजना से देर से कुछ होने देना, प्रायः अनचाहे।
- Fog delayed the train.
To stop a meeting or court session for a time.
बैठक या अदालत की कार्यवाही को कुछ समय के लिए रोकना।
- The court adjourned for lunch.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
post·pone
?Which word?
Keep the delay words together: postpone, defer (formal), adjourn (stop a meeting to continue later), procrastinate (delay doing something you should do).
टालने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: postpone, defer (औपचारिक), adjourn (बैठक रोककर बाद में जारी रखना), procrastinate (जो करना चाहिए उसे टालना)।
§Grammar and usage
Postpone takes -ing ('postpone going', not 'postpone to go').
Postpone के बाद -ing ('postpone going', 'postpone to go' नहीं)।
Indian English: prepone (move to an earlier date) is used in India but is not standard British English; say 'bring forward'.
भारतीय English में prepone (पहले की तारीख पर करना) प्रयुक्त होता है पर मानक British English नहीं; 'bring forward' कहिए।