Polyglot Dictionary

posponer

/pospoˈneɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
pospongo
preterite (yo)
pospuse
past participle
pospuesto

Meaning

  1. to postpone

    • Pospusieron la reunión.

      They postponed the meeting.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

aplazar

aplazar and posponer are close synonyms for "to postpone," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

adiar

adiar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to postpone."

Portuguese

postergar

postergar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to postpone."

Practice

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