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Word entry · 8 letters

postpone

Best crossword clue

"Delay"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /pəʊstˈpəʊn/Part of speech verbSorted enooppstStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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"Delay"2 answers
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Definitions

  1. hold back to a later time

Word origin

From Latin postpōnō (“to put after; to postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“to put; to place”), compare forestall.

Used in a sentence

  • “[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”
  • Why should the See of Antioch, that most ancient and truly Apostolical Church, where the Christian name began […] be postponed to Alexandria?

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