Defer in English dictionary

  • defer

    Meanings and definitions of "Defer"

    • To delay, or postpone, especially to postpone induction into military service.
    • (law) To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To delay or postpone; especially to postpone induction into military service.
    • verb
      (American football)
      After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To delay, to wait.
    • verb
      (law)
      To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
    • verb
      To render, to offer.
    • to delay
    • to submit to the opinion or desire of another
    • To postpone a payment or delivery.
    • keep (for later)
    • verb
      hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
    • verb
      yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"

    Synonyms of "Defer" in English dictionary

    set back, hold over, prorogue are the top synonyms of "Defer" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Defer

    • defer ( third-person singular simple present defers, present participle deferring, simple past and past participle deferred)
    • defer (third-person singular simple present defers, present participle deferring, simple past and past participle deferred)
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