defer, postpone, suspend, stay mean to delay an action or proceeding. defer implies a deliberate putting off to a later time.

(foll by: to) to yield (to) or comply (with) the wishes or judgments of another: I defer to your superior knowledge.

defer action/a decision The committee decided to defer a decision on the takeover bid until a later date.

DEFER definition: to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time. See examples of defer used in a sentence.

Defer definition: To put off; postpone.

5 days ago · Verb defer (third-person singular simple present defers, present participle deferring, simple past and past participle deferred) (transitive) To delay or postpone.

To defer means to delay or postpone an action, decision, or event to a later time or date. It involves putting something off until a more suitable or convenient moment in the future.

DEFER meaning: 1 : to choose to do (something) at a later time; 2 : to allow (someone else) to decide or choose something

Defer means to put off or delay. You can try to defer the inevitable by pushing “snooze” and falling back asleep, but eventually you're going to have to get up. If you're excellent at pushing things to a later …

Definition of defer verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.