postponed
postponed is the simple past and past participle of postpone.
Meaning of postpone
Verb
postpone (third-person singular simple present postpones, present participle postponing, simple past and past participle postponed)
- To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
- “[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- defer, delay, forestay, hold off, procrastinate, put off, put on ice, stay, suspend, posticipate
- To place after in order; to deem less important.
- Why should the See of Antioch, that most ancient and truly Apostolical Church, where the Christian name began […] be postponed to Alexandria?1687, Isaac Barrow, A Treatise of the Pope's Supremacy, 3rd edition, page 161
Adjective
postponed (comparative more postponed, superlative most postponed)
- Done later than originally planned; delayed.
Forms of postponed
| comparative | more postponed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most postponed |
Words formed from postponed
Questions about postponed
- What does postponed mean?
- Postponed means done later than originally planned; delayed.
- What is postponed the simple past and past participle of?
- Postponed is the simple past and past participle of postpone.
- What part of speech is postponed?
- Postponed is an adjective.
Words near postponed in the dictionary
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