Postpone

Pronunciation: /poʊstˈpoʊn/

Definitions of postpone

verb to delay or put off an event or action to a later time

Example Sentences

A1 I will postpone my dentist appointment to next week.

A2 She decided to postpone the meeting until everyone was available.

B1 The concert has been postponed due to bad weather conditions.

B2 The company decided to postpone the product launch to focus on improving its features.

C1 The government decided to postpone the elections in light of the current situation.

C2 The decision to postpone the project was met with mixed reactions from the team members.

Examples of postpone in a Sentence

formal The committee has decided to postpone the meeting until next week.

informal They're going to have to postpone the party because of the bad weather.

slang Let's just postpone the study session, I'm not feeling it today.

figurative Sometimes it's better to postpone a decision until you have more information.

Grammatical Forms of postpone

• past tense: postponed
• plural: postpones
• comparative: more postponed
• superlative: most postponed
• present tense: postpone
• future tense: will postpone
• perfect tense: have postponed
• continuous tense: is postponing
• singular: postpones
• positive degree: postpone
• infinitive: to postpone
• gerund: postponing
• participle: postponing

Origin and Evolution of postpone

First Known Use: 1530 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'postpone' originated from the Latin word 'postponere', which is a combination of 'post' meaning after and 'ponere' meaning to place.

Evolution of the word: Initially used to mean to place after or to defer, the word 'postpone' has retained its original meaning over the centuries. However, its usage has expanded to include the act of rescheduling or delaying an event or task to a later time.