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How to pronounce “defer”
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Pronunciation guide for defer
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of defer with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind
had to call Navient a couple of times and defer, defer, defer.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To delay or postpone.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce defer
Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind
had to call Navient a couple of times and defer, defer, defer.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “defer”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To delay or postpone.
- (American football) 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).
- (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
Practice Nearby Words
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