Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to defer
Participle: deferred
Gerund: deferring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | defer |
| you | defer |
| he;she;it | defers |
| we | defer |
| you | defer |
| they | defer |
Perfect
| I | have deferred |
| you | have deferred |
| he;she;it | has deferred |
| we | have deferred |
| you | have deferred |
| they | have deferred |
Past
| I | deferred |
| you | deferred |
| he;she;it | deferred |
| we | deferred |
| you | deferred |
| they | deferred |
Pluperfect
| I | had deferred |
| you | had deferred |
| he;she;it | had deferred |
| we | had deferred |
| you | had deferred |
| they | had deferred |
Future
| I | will defer |
| you | will defer |
| he;she;it | will defer |
| we | will defer |
| you | will defer |
| they | will defer |
Future Perfect
| I | will have deferred |
| you | will have deferred |
| he;she;it | will have deferred |
| we | will have deferred |
| you | will have deferred |
| they | will have deferred |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | defer |
| you | defer |
| he;she;it | defer |
| we | defer |
| you | defer |
| they | defer |
Perfect
| I | have deferred |
| you | have deferred |
| he;she;it | have deferred |
| we | have deferred |
| you | have deferred |
| they | have deferred |
Imperfect
| I | deferred |
| you | deferred |
| he;she;it | deferred |
| we | deferred |
| you | deferred |
| they | deferred |
Pluperfect
| I | had deferred |
| you | had deferred |
| he;she;it | had deferred |
| we | had deferred |
| you | had deferred |
| they | had deferred |
Conditional
Present
| I | would defer |
| you | would defer |
| he;she;it | would defer |
| we | would defer |
| you | would defer |
| they | would defer |
Perfect
| I | would have deferred |
| you | would have deferred |
| he;she;it | would have deferred |
| we | would have deferred |
| you | would have deferred |
| they | would have deferred |
Imperative
| you | defer |
| we | Let's defer |
| you | defer |
Verbs conjugated like 'defer'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'defer'
deter,
refer,
beer,
befur,
bever,
deafen,
deair,
dear,
debar,
debel,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To delay; to wait; to postpone.
- procrastinate
- to delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness
- abide, bide, expect, hang on, hold on, hold one's breath, hold one's horses, hold one's water, hold out, stand by, stay, wait
- delay
- slacken, adjourn, shelve, suspend, waive, postpone
- yield
- obey, submit, accede, concede, comply
Antonyms
- delay
- hasten, speed, expedite, dispatch
- yield
- clash, counteract, counter, impede
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Originally a variant of (and hence a doublet of) differ; from Middle English differren (“to postpone”), from Old French differer, from Latin differō. Doublet of differ and dilate. See also infer, collate and confer, delate and defer, relate and refer as well as prelate and prefer among others. See: Middle English '
differren', Old French '
differer', Latin '
differō'.
Verbs referencing "defer"
Spanish
delatar, Spanish
deferir.
Sample Sentences
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[...] and pattered on the boat, and plashed with a dismal merriment in the water, until the arrival of the railway train, for whose final contribution to our stock of passengers, our departure was alone deferred. It brought a great many boxes, which were bumped and tossed upon the roof, almost as painfully as if they had been deposited on one 's own head, without the intervention of a porter 's knot; and [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Public opinion is deferred to, in such cases as the following: which is headed in the newspapers: —
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] the slaves profit by public opinion, and how tender it is in their behalf. But it may be worth while to inquire how the slave-owners, and the class of society to which great numbers of them belong, defer to public opinion in their conduct, not to their slaves but to each other; how they are accustomed to restrain their passions; what their bearing is among themselves; whether they are fierce or [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] with Cassy's prudential suggestions, considerably affected his mind. He resolved that nobody should be witness of his encounter with Tom; and determined, if he could not subdue him by bullying, to defer his vengeance, to be wreaked in a more convenient season.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)