odkładać — meaning in English
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English meaning
- defer verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.
- postpone verb To move an event or activity to a later time; to delay it.
- put off phrasal verb To move something to a later time, or to delay doing something you would rather not do.
- replace verb To put something new in the place of something old, broken, or lost.
Senses
odkładać is used for these senses in English:
- defer (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
- hang up (intransitive, idiomatic) To terminate a telephone call, originally by hanging the receiver on its hook or cradle thereby automatically disconnecting the line.
- hold off (idiomatic, transitive) To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.
- hold off (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).
- postpone To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
- put aside (transitive) To save or keep (something) to be used at a later time.
- put aside (transitive) To ignore or intentionally disregard (something), temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can occupy one's attention.
- put off (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
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.