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Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-fur
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfɜr



Definition of defer

Origin :
  • "to delay," late 14c., differren, deferren, from Old French differer (14c.), from Latin differre "carry apart, scatter, disperse;" also "be different, differ;" also "defer, put off, postpone," (see differ). Etymologically identical with differ; the spelling and pronunciation differentiated from 15c., perhaps partly by association of this word with delay.
  • verb hold off, put off
  • verb yield
Example sentences :
  • He was not the man to defer in that way to the prejudices of others.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • There was no familiarity of manner there; the clerks liked him, but they had to defer to him and obey him.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • I defer it to a time when this curiosity will be more in place.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • I will defer my departure until the afternoon train to-morrow for that purpose.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • She had put off writing week after week, but now could defer no longer.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • Would it not be in better taste to defer it till the servants had left the room?
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • Would it not be better to defer this till after the inquest?
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • No, no, he must not think of it; he must work and wait, and defer hope.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 » by Various
  • Some will defer their answers, until they can catch those of their comrades, for a guide.
  • Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
  • Eighteen and twenty-five are ages at which to marry, not ages to defer.
  • Extract from : « Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) » by Constance Fenimore Woolson

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