defer

📘 Definition & Meaning

To delay or put off an action, event, or decision until a later time; to postpone.

🇮🇳 Translations in Indian Languages

✍️ Example Uses in Sentences

• "We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts."
• "The school board decided to defer the construction of the new laboratory until next year."
• "If you are not feeling well, you can request to defer your exam to the next available date."

🌱 Word Etymology & Origin

From the Latin word 'differre', where 'dis-' means 'away' and 'ferre' means 'to carry'. It literally means to carry a task away to a later time.

💡 Memory Hook & Fun Fact

A memory hook: 'D' for Defer is 'D' for Delay. If you defer your homework, you are just delaying the inevitable!