defer

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

defer [defer defers deferred deferring] BrE [dɪˈfɜː(r)] NAmE [dɪˈfɜːr] verb (-rr-)~ (doing) sth (formal)
to delay sth until a later time
Syn: put off
•The department deferred the decision for six months.
•She had applied for deferred admission to college.
Derived Words: ↑deferment ▪ ↑deferral
Derived: ↑defer to somebody
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. late Middle English ‘put on one side’ Old French differer ‘defer or differ’ Latin differre dis- ‘apart’ ferre ‘bring, carry’ ↑differlate Middle English Old French deferer Latin deferre ‘carry away, refer (a matter)’ de- ‘away from’ ferre ‘bring, carry’

Example Bank:
•Sentence was deferred for six months.
•The decision has been deferred indefinitely.
•We agreed to defer discussion of these issues until the next meeting.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  submit, bow, accede, give in