ertelemek, geciktirmek

Turkish - English

Definition of ertelemek, geciktirmek in Turkish English dictionary

(Avrupa Birliği) defer

To delay, or postpone, especially to postpone induction into military service

(defer to) Submit to or acknowledge the merit of: "He deferred to Tim's superior knowledge."

{v} to put off, delay, refer, submit, yield

to delay or put off to some other time

To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold

To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; with to

{f} postpone to a future time; delay, put off; submit to the wish or opinion or judgement of another person

submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"

hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; with to

to put off (a payment, a decision, etc ) to a later time

If you defer to someone, you accept their opinion or do what they want you to do, even when you do not agree with it yourself, because you respect them or their authority. Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts. to delay something until a later date = put back defer sth until/to sth (différer, from differre . defer to 1400-1500 déférer, from deferre )

(1) delay or postpone, as in: We can defer the charges one month

To render or offer

If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time. Customers often defer payment for as long as possible = postpone, delay

A school can defer an applicant, if the school is undecided about the application, until a later admissions cycle or until more information is available An applicant can also seek to defer attendance

To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgement or authority

To put off; to delay to act; to wait

Hyphenation

er·te·le·mek, ge·cik·tir·mek