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opschorten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • postpone verb To move an event or activity to a later time; to delay it.
  • prorogue verb To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.

Senses

opschorten is used for these senses in English:

  • postpone To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
  • prorogue (transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. [from 15th c.]

prorogue — full definition

  1. verb To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.
  2. verb To prolong or extend.

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