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zurückstellen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • postpone verb To move an event or activity to a later time; to delay it.
  • replace verb To put something new in the place of something old, broken, or lost.

Senses

zurückstellen is used for these senses in English:

  • backburner (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To relegate to a lower priority.
  • postpone To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
  • put back (transitive) To return something to its original place.
  • replace (transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.

replace — full definition

  1. verb To put something new in the place of something old, broken, or lost.
  2. verb To put something back in its original place.
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