put sth off
— phrasal verb with put /pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)Definition
B1 to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date: The meeting has been put off for a week. [+ -ing verb] I can't put off going to the dentist any longer.Delaying and wasting time
(Definition of put sth off from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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put sth forward phrasal verb
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put sth in phrasal verb (FIX)
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put sth in phrasal verb (OFFER)
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put sth in/put sth into sth phrasal verb
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put sth into sth phrasal verb
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put sth on phrasal verb (COVER BODY)
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put sth on phrasal verb (GET HEAVIER)
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put sth on phrasal verb (OPERATE)
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put sth on phrasal verb (PRETEND)
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put sth on phrasal verb (PRODUCE)
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Synonyms and related words:
- ado noun
- be on ice idiom
- buy time idiom
- carry sth over phrasal verb
- dally verb
- dilly-dally verb
- get behind phrasal verb
- hang/hold fire idiom
- hold off phrasal verb (RAIN/STORM)
- hold on phrasal verb (WAIT)
- hold sb/sth back phrasal verb (STOP DEVELOPMENT)
- mothball verb
- pigeonhole verb
- procrastinate verb
- put sth back phrasal verb (DELAY)
- retard verb
- retardation noun
- set sth/sb back phrasal verb
- stall verb (DELAY)
- wait verb
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