defer

Meaning of defer

verb
  1. To delay or postpone
    We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts.
  2. After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
  3. To delay, to wait.
verb
  1. To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
  2. To render, to offer.

Information about defer

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of defer is: defers.
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Hyphenation of defer

de-fer

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
  • defer is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

defer synonyms

Meaning postpone:

postpone, prorogue, table, shelve, remit

Meaning submit:

submit, bow, accede

Translation of defer

Anagrams of defer

Ferde, Freed, freed, refed

Words that rhyme with defer

Schaefer, Shaefer, redefer, Keefer, beefer, reefer, tranchefer, Giefer, Kiefer, Kupferschiefer, Piefer, briefer, chiefer, fruchtschiefer, liefer, reliefer, Henefer, Widenhoefer, Grefer, counterrefer, entrefer, misrefer, prefer, prerefer, refer, reprefer

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