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Meanings of defer in English

Portuguese
adiar
Spanish
aplazar

Hold back to a later time.

adiar
Portuguese
aceder
Spanish
acceder

Yield to another's wish or opinion.

aceder

Euphemism for "ignore", that is, postpone until the hell freezes over.

Usage of defer in English
1
However,the company has some flexibility to defer capital expenditure separately whendeclining demand.
Reuters
2
The union agreed to defer strike action after the Labour Court intervened.
The Irish Times
3
The judge said he would defer making any order until June 30th.
The Irish Times
4
But if it's at all possible -don't defer that dream holiday.
News.com.au
5
It may be wise to defer a personal concern for a day.
The South African
6
The prince was obliged to defer the journey and never accomplished it.
Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence
7
They were abiding by a Nursing Alliance decision to defer strike action.
The Irish Times
8
The courts are not required to defer to the Justice Department's recommendations.
Reuters
9
They may also defer purchases, like home improvements, because of lower pay.
The South African
10
The alternative would be defer to some benefit upratings for the unemployed.
The Guardian
11
The Admiralty could no longer defer the use of this important invention.
Men of Invention and Industry
12
It was strange to have him defer to me in this way.
Lily of the Nile
13
The proposal being a reasonable one, I agreed to defer the matter.
The Paternoster Ruby
14
Never one to defer in the presence of superiors, Poe spoke first.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
15
And yet you defer to it, whatever it is, whatever it seeks.
The evolutionary void
16
All sorts of legal and technical expedients were used to defer action.
The Gray Dawn
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Defer through the time
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Common
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Common
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