verschieben — meaning in English

English meaning

• defer verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
• delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
• dislodge verb To force something out of a position it had been fixed or settled in.
• displace verb To force people to leave their home or homeland.
• edge noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
• 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.
• protract verb To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
• put off phrasal verb To move something to a later time, or to delay doing something you would rather not do.
• reschedule verb To arrange for something to happen at a different time than originally planned.
• respite noun A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or demanding.
• shift verb To move something from one place or position to another.

Senses

verschieben is used for these senses in English:

• defer (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
• delay To put off until a later time; to defer.
• dislodge (transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
• displace To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
• edge (figurative) To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
• postpone To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
• prorogue (transitive, now, _, rare) To defer. [from 15th c.]
• protract To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.

defer — full definition

1. verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
2. verb To yield to someone else's opinion, judgment, or authority.

delay — full definition

1. noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
2. verb To put something off until later, or to make it happen later than planned.

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