Dictionary entry

Postpone

Pronunciation: /pəˈspəʊn/

Pronunciation

/pəˈspəʊn/

Myanmar Meaning

(v) ရွှေ့ဆိုင်းသည်။ postpones, postponed, postponing

Definition

postpone /pǝ'spǝƱn/ v ~ sth (to/ until sth) ေရႊ႕ဆိုင္းသည္။ The match was postponed to the following Saturday because of bad weather. ❍ a postponed fourth-round match ❍ The exhibition has had to be postponed for two months/ indefinitely. ❍ Let's postpone making a decision until we have more information. Compare CANCEL ၁ ❏ postponement n [U, C] ေရႊ႕ဆိုင္းျခင္း။ Rain caused the postponement of several racemeetings. ❍ His lawyer is seeking a postponement of the hearing.

Examples

  1. Bad weather forced us to postpone Friday’s game.
  2. Our exam has been postponed until next Monday.