verschieben — meaning in English
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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 lengthen something, particularly to make it last longer in time.
- 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
- verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
- verb To yield to someone else's opinion, judgment, or authority.
delay — full definition
- noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
- verb To put something off until later, or to make it happen later than planned.
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