| postpone | (โพสทฺโพน') vt. เลื่อน, เลื่อนไป, เลื่อนเวลา, ยึดเวลา, ถ่วงเวลา, จัดไว้ในตำแหน่งรอง., See also: postponable adj. postponement n. postponer n., Syn. defer |
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| | | | เลื่อนเวลา | (v) postpone, See also: adjourn, delay, suspend, put off, defer, Syn. เลื่อน, Example: การลงคะแนนเสียงเลือกตั้งทั่วไปจะต้องเลื่อนเวลาออกไปหากปรากฏว่าผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งคนหนึ่งคนใดเสียชีวิต, Thai Definition: ย้ายหรือเปลี่ยนเวลาให้ช้าลงหรือเร็วขึ้นกว่าเวลาเดิม | ผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง | (v) postpone, See also: delay, put off, procrastinate, adjourn, suspend, Example: เวลาเหลือไม่มากแล้วเธอจะผัดวันประกันพรุ่งอยู่ไม่ได้, Thai Definition: ขอเลื่อนเวลาออกไปครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า, Notes: (สำนวน) | ผัด | (v) postpone, See also: delay, put off, defer, Syn. เลื่อน, หน่วงเวลา, ยืดเวลา, ขยายเวลา, Example: เขาผัดให้พวกหนังสือพิมพ์ไปพบเขาพรุ่งนี้, Thai Definition: ขอเลื่อนเวลาไป | ผัดวัน | (v) postpone, See also: put off, defer, delay, Syn. ผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง, Example: ถ้ามัวผัดวันประกันพรุ่งอยู่อย่างนี้ เมื่อไหร่งานจะเสร็จ, Thai Definition: ขอเลื่อนเวลาออกไปครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า |
| เลื่อนออกไป | [leūoen øk pai] (v, exp) EN: postpone FR: postposer |
| | | 遅れ(P);後れ | [おくれ, okure] (n) delay; lag; postponement; falling behind; (P) #3,055 [Add to Longdo] | 延期 | [えんき, enki] (n, vs) postponement; adjournment; (P) #4,970 [Add to Longdo] | 猶予 | [ゆうよ, yuuyo] (n, vs) postponement; deferment; extension (of time); (P) #11,967 [Add to Longdo] | 伸びる(P);延びる(P) | [のびる, nobiru] (v1, vi) (1) to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; (2) to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); (3) to grow stale (soba); (4) to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; (5) to be exhausted; (6) (延びる only) to be postponed; to be prolonged; (P) #12,551 [Add to Longdo] | 伸ばす(P);延ばす(P) | [のばす, nobasu] (v5s, vt) (1) (esp. 伸ばす) to grow long (beard, hair, etc.); (2) to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; (3) (esp. 伸ばす) to reach out; to hold out; (4) to straighten; to smooth out; (5) to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); (6) to dilute; to thin out; (7) (esp. 延ばす) to postpone; (8) to prolong; (9) to strengthen; to develop; to expand; (P) #18,016 [Add to Longdo] | お預け | [おあずけ, oazuke] (n) postponement; wait (until one is given permission) [Add to Longdo] | お預けを食う;御預けを食う | [おあずけをくう, oazukewokuu] (exp, v5u) to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone [Add to Longdo] | お預けを食らう;御預けを食らう | [おあずけをくらう, oazukewokurau] (exp, v5u) to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone [Add to Longdo] | メガフェプス | [megafepusu] (n) megafeps (mnemonic for verbs that never precede infinitives, but rather their gerunds); mind, enjoy, give up, avoid, finish, escape, postpone, stop [Add to Longdo] | 雨天延期 | [うてんえんき, uten'enki] (exp) postponed because of rain [Add to Longdo] |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Postpone \Post*pone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after
+ ponere to place, put. See {Post-}, and {Position}.]
1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to
cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as,
to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following
day, or indefinitely.
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His praise postponed, and never to be paid.
--Cowper.
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2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to
precedence, preference, value, or importance.
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All other considerations should give way and be
postponed to this. --Locke.
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Syn: To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
postpone
v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn:
{postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table},
{shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]
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