adiar

/aˈdʒjaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
adio
preterite (eu)
adiei
past participle
adiado

Meaning

  1. to postpone

    • Vamos adiar a reunião.

      Let's postpone the meeting.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

postergar

postergar is slightly more formal or bureaucratic; adiar is the everyday word — both mean "to postpone."

Similar in other languages

German

hinausschieben

hinausschieben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to postpone."

Spanish

aplazar

aplazar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to postpone."

Spanish

posponer

posponer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to postpone."

Practice

1 What does adiar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vamos ___ a reunião.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches adiar?

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