postpone

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəʊstˈpəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pōst pōn, pōs-)

Inflections of 'postpone' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
postpones
v 3rd person singular
postponing
v pres p
postponed
v past
postponed
v past p

postpone
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Sense: Verb: delay
Synonyms:
delay Collocations, put off, defer Collocations, hold off on, hold up, suspend, push back, shelve Collocations, adjourn, put sth on ice, stand over, put sth in mothballs, put sth on standby, put sth on the back burner

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