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prepone

/ˌpriːˈpəʊn/verb

उच्चारण प्रीपोन

(कार्यक्रम का समय) पहले कर देना, निर्धारित समय से पहले करना

Core word

verbpreponed, preponing
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    [T] ~ sth (to sth) Indian English

    to move an event to an earlier date or time than was planned

    (कार्यक्रम का समय) पहले कर देना, निर्धारित समय से पहले करना

    • The exam has been preponed to 10 March.
    • Can we prepone the meeting to Monday?
    • The principal preponed the assembly because of the heat.
    + 2 more examples
    • The college has preponed the viva to Wednesday.
    • Could we prepone our meeting by an hour?

    Synonyms bring forward advance

    Opposite postpone delay defer put off

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

bring forward advance

Antonyms

postpone delay defer put off

§Grammar and usage

Usage: prepone is standard in Indian English, but speakers of British and American English usually say bring forward or move up instead.

Usage में prepone, Indian English में मानक शब्द है, पर British और American English बोलने वाले आमतौर पर इसकी जगह bring forward या move up कहते हैं।