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Third Person
defers
Present Participle
deferring
Past Tense
deferred
Past Participle
deferred
1
to postpone to a later time
transitive
- The meeting was deferred to next week due to the chairman's unexpected absence.
- Due to technical issues, the launch of the new software was deferred by a month.
- The student requested to defer her exams because of a family emergency.
2
to yield to someone else’s wishes, judgment, or authority
- He deferred to his mentor's experience when making the final decision.
- The committee deferred to the chairperson’s judgment on the matter.
- Out of courtesy, she deferred to her elder brother’s opinion during the discussion.
- In such situations, it's customary to defer to the authority of the senior officer.
- The team deferred to their captain when deciding on the strategy for the game.