defer

A verb used to indicate the act of postponing or delaying an action or event, or yielding to another's opinion or authority.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по откладыванию или задержке какого-либо действия или события, или уступки чужому мнению или авторитету.esVerbo que significa posponer o retrasar una acción o evento, o ceder ante la opinión o autoridad de otra persona.frVerbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de remettre à plus tard une action ou un événement, ou de céder à l'opinion ou à l'autorité d'autrui.deVerb, das verwendet wird, um das Aufschieben oder Verzögern einer Handlung oder eines Ereignisses zu bezeichnen, oder um das Nachgeben gegenüber der Meinung oder Autorität eines anderen auszudrücken.ptVerbo usado para indicar a ação de adiar ou postergar algo, ou de ceder ao parecer, à vontade ou à autoridade de outra pessoa.zh指推迟或延缓某个行动或事件，也指顺从他人的意见或权威，或把事务交由他人代办。arفعل يُستخدم للدلالة على تأخير أو تأجيل أمر أو حدث إلى وقت لاحق، أو على التنازل عن الرأي والانقياد لرأي غيره أو لسلطته.

1. Postpone B2 formal

   To put off an action or event to a later time.

   • The committee decided to defer the decision until next month.
   • She deferred her enrollment in the university for a year.
   • We need to defer the meeting due to scheduling conflicts.

   ruОтложитьesAplazarfrdifférer (remettre à plus tard)deAufschiebenptAdiarzh推迟arأجّل

   Sinônimos: adjourndelayhold offpostponeput offrescheduleshelvestaysuspendtable

   Antônimos: advanceexpeditehasten

2. Yield to authority C1 formal

   To submit to or acknowledge the opinion or authority of another person.

   • He deferred to his manager's expertise on the matter.
   • In such matters, I defer to the judgment of the experts.
   • She deferred to her parents' wishes regarding the wedding.

   ruУступатьesCeder ante la autoridadfrS'incliner devant l'autoritédeNachgebenptSubmeter-se à autoridadezh顺从arالخضوع للسلطة

   Sinônimos: accedeacquiescebowcapitulatecomplyrelentsubmityield

   Antônimos: defydisobeyopposeresist

• deferred past participle
• deferred past simple
• deferring present participle
• defers third person singular