Postpone Definition

pōst-pōn, pōs-pōn
postponed, postpones, postponing
verb
postponed, postpones, postponing
To cause or arrange for (an event) to take place at a time later than the time at which it was originally supposed to happen.
American Heritage
To put off until later; defer; delay.
Webster's New World
To put at or near the end of the sentence.
The German verb is postponed.
Webster's New World
To postpose.
American Heritage
To subordinate.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Postpone

  • Latin postpōnere post- post- pōnere to put post2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Postpone Sentence Examples

  • She released her breath, satisfied on more than one level, to postpone her return to the human world.

  • The country was at war, and it seemed best to postpone the new constitution until peace should be concluded.

  • Especially let the unmarried postpone it.

  • President Lincoln executed the draft with all possible justice and forbearance, but refused every importunity to postpone it.

  • On the day before that fixed for the execution Lord Elgin, then Secretary of State for the Colonies, intervened and directed the governor to postpone the execution of the sentence.

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Words Starting With

PPOPOS

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ENEONE

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