Definition of Defer

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Definition of Defer

Defer

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

To put off; to delay to act; to wait.

To render or offer.

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

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

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Defer Quotations

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.
William Penn

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.
Mia Hamm

I would give relief from the first $10,000 of the payroll tax. I would allow small businesses to accelerate depreciation so they would have an incentive to buy now rather than defer. I would also give to the states $40 billion of relief.
Bob Graham

Human nature is such that people are born with a love of profit If they follow these inclinations, they will struggle and snatch from each other, and inclinations to defer or yield will die.
Xun Zi

Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the authority of the boot-maker.
Mikhail Bakunin

Defer Translations

defer in Latin is prolato, differo, protraho (protractus)
defer in Spanish is diferir


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