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verzögern — 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.
  • procrastinate verb To keep putting off something you should be doing, usually because it feels difficult or unpleasant, and to do something easier instead.
  • put off phrasal verb To move something to a later time, or to delay doing something you would rather not do.
  • stall noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.
  • tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.

Senses

verzögern is used for these senses in English:

  • defer (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
  • delay To put off until a later time; to defer.
  • procrastinate (transitive) To put off; to delay (something).
  • put off (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
  • stall (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
  • tarry (intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.

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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