defer /di'fә:/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) hold back to a later time
• (v.) yield to another's wish or opinion

Chinese translation

• vi. 推迟, 延期, 听从
• vt. 使推迟, 使延期

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/di'fә:/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.2 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

deferred, deferring, defers

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