defers

We have found lemma(root) word of defers : defer.

Definitions


[dɪˈfəː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone
(e.g: they deferred the decision until February)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘put on one side’): from Old French differer ‘defer or differ’, from Latin differre, from dis- ‘apart’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’. Compare with defer and differ


[dɪˈfəː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- submit to or acknowledge the merit of
(e.g: he deferred to Tim's superior knowledge)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French deferer, from Latin deferre ‘carry away, refer (a matter)’, from de- ‘away from’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’. Compare with defer




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