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gecikmek — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • defer verb To put something off until a later time; to postpone.

Senses

gecikmek is used for these senses in English:

  • be late (colloquial) To have one’s menstrual discharge late, implying successful nidation suspected.
  • defer (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
  • temporize (intransitive) To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes so that a compromise can be reached or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.

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.

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