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defer

Meaning: en
v. to delay something until a later time
I don't want to defer your wishes.
Vair, who was to be revered as a Sufi saint, was noticed in a bazaar because of his deferential bearing by a stranger, who, taking him for a slave, approached and asked, "Are you looking for your master?"
The contract provides for a deferred payment over three years.
English used to have two forms for "you," one intimate and one "polite." No more. But where status matters, and a deferential address is called for, the third person is pressed into service; and the headwaiter asks, "Does the gentleman want a table?"
Recognizing the threat, the government has pledged support for the country's small- and medium-sized businesses, including a deferral of pension, health and housing payments, and promises to lower rents.
Hope is merely disappointment deferred.
Tom was too deferential.
Then I'll work on the principle that deference is no substitute for obedience.
Are you deferring your college admission?
If Tom senses even the slightest lack of obsequious deference, he explodes into a hail of random and spontaneous insults.
Added on 2021-10-18 | by magnanimous | View: 379

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