αναβάλλω — meaning in English
anavallo
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English meaning
- delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
- postpone verb To move an event or activity to a later time; to delay it.
- 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.
- stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
Senses
αναβάλλω is used for these senses in English:
- delay To put off until a later time; to defer.
- postpone To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
- procrastinate (transitive) To put off; to delay (something).
- put off (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
- stay (transitive, obsolete) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
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.