- verbdefer (verb) · defers (third person present) · deferred (past tense) · deferred (past participle) · deferring (present participle)
- put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone:"they deferred the decision until February"
- US ENGLISHhistoricalpostpone the conscription of (someone):"he was no longer deferred from the draft"
Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘put on one side’): from Old French differer ‘defer or differ’, from Latin differre, from dis- ‘apart’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’. Compare with defer and differ.verb(defer to)defer (verb) · defers (third person present) · deferred (past tense) · deferred (past participle) · deferring (present participle)- submit humbly to (a person or a person's wishes or qualities):"he deferred to Tim's superior knowledge"
Originlate Middle English: from Old French deferer, from Latin deferre ‘carry away, refer (a matter)’, from de- ‘away from’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’. Compare with defer.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone:
verb- submit humbly to (a person or a person's wishes or qualities):
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.verb (used with object),de·ferred, de·fer·ring. to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time: The decision has been deferred by the board until next week. to exempt temporarily from induction into military service. verb (used without object),de·ferred, de·fer·ring. to put off action; delay.www.dictionary.com/browse/deferde·fer 1 (dĭ-fûr′) intr.v. de·ferred, de·fer·ring, de·fers 1. To put off; postpone. 2. To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).www.thefreedictionary.com/deferThe defer having to do with allowing someone else to decide or choose something, or with agreeing to follow someone else’s decision, tradition, etc., (as in “He deferred to his parents’ wishes”) comes from the Latin verb dēferre, meaning “to bring down, convey, transfer, submit.”www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defer
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