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defer
1[ dih-fur ]
verb (used with object)
- to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time:
The decision has been deferred by the board until next week.
- to exempt temporarily from induction into military service.
verb (used without object)
- to put off action; delay.
defer
2[ dih-fur ]
verb (used without object)
- to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion (usually followed by to ):
We all defer to him in these matters.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used with object)
- to submit for decision; refer:
We defer questions of this kind to the president.
defer
1/ ɪˈɜː /
verb
- tr to delay or cause to be delayed until a future time; postpone
defer
2/ ɪˈɜː /
verb
- intrfoll byto to yield (to) or comply (with) the wishes or judgments of another
I defer to your superior knowledge
Derived Forms
- ˈڱ, noun
- ˈڱ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ڱ۱ noun
yvlog History and Origins
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Synonym Study
Example Sentences
You can defer tax on this gain if you use the insurance payout to rebuild or buy a replacement property, says Mark Luscombe, a principal analyst with Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.
The Dodgers gladly — perhaps even gleefully — defer to the New York Mets.
Time and again in the war on terror, the Department of Justice and the courts deferred to the federal government in the name of national security.
He is also “making similar arguments as to why federal judges today should defer to the decisions of the executive branch during what he has determined is an invasion.”
Trump supporter and Chino Valley Unified School Board President Sonja Shaw said it might not be enough to simply defer to states.
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