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defer meaning in Tamil

எதிர்ப்பு

/dɪˈfeː//dɪˈfɜː/

defer in Tamil: எதிர்ப்பு, கீழ்ப்படியாமை, தள்ளி, ஒத்திவை. In English, defer means to delay or postpone.

Tamil words for defer

எதிர்ப்பு, கீழ்ப்படியாமை, தள்ளி, ஒத்திவை, தள்ளி வை, மீறுகை

English meaning of defer

  1. verb To delay or postpone.
  2. verb To postpone induction into military service.
  3. verb After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
  4. verb To delay, to wait.

Full definition of defer

defer in a sentence

  • We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts.

Synonyms of defer

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Questions about defer in Tamil

What is the meaning of defer in Tamil?
Defer in Tamil is எதிர்ப்பு, கீழ்ப்படியாமை, தள்ளி, ஒத்திவை.
defer என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Defer: எதிர்ப்பு, கீழ்ப்படியாமை, தள்ளி, ஒத்திவை.
What does defer mean in English?
Defer means to delay or postpone.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: defer (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: defer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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