Sentence example with the word 'defer'

defer

accede, agree, cave, detain, hold off, lay aside, prolong, put on ice, set by, stave off, table

Definition v. hold back to a later time

Last update: October 20, 2016


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The students deferred to their teacher about the detailed topic.   [noun]

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The payment was deferred for two or three days.   [verb]

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Members AGREED to defer the matter to the next meeting.   [verb]

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Least advantaged women still tend to have children earlier and the most advantaged to defer childbearing.   [verb]

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The answer of the adept to the Antiquary's tirade we must defer to our next CHAPTER.   [verb]

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"Let us defer this discussion till we can pursue it in the house of the charming Barine."   [verb]

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Understand that I am only asking you to defer the visit for a week or two.   [verb]

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Messala was disabled and believed him dead; Gratus was powerless and gone; why should Ben-Hur longer defer the search for his mother and sister.   [verb]

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There was still no improvement in the countess' health, but it was impossible to defer the journey to Moscow any longer.   [verb]

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Jane, you dont like my narrative; you look almost sickshall I defer the rest to another day.   [verb]

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I know she had a particular wish to see me, I added, and I would not defer attending to her desire longer than is absolutely necessary.   [verb]

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