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postpone

/poʊstˈpoʊn/ verbo B2

En español: posponer, postponer

  1. To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.

He/she/it postpones · Pasado postponed · Participio pasado postponed · Forma en -ing postponing

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Formas del verbo

Forma base
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He/she/it
postpones
Pasado
postponed
Participio pasado
postponed
Forma en -ing
postponing

De la biblioteca

“So serious, sire, that when the circumstance surprised me in the midst of a family festival, on the very day of my betrothal, I left my bride and friends, postponing everything, that I might hasten to lay at your majesty’s feet the fears which impressed me, and the assurance of my devotion.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 97 · C1
Might I ask you to hand me my violin, and we will postpone all further thought upon this business until we have had the advantage of meeting Dr.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 33 · C1
“Oh, real enough, from anxiety doubtless,—at any rate they postponed the matter for two months.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 564 · C1
It is the exact opposite of the common English word postpone.
English in India, p. 1 · B1

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