Polyglot Dictionary

postergar

/posteɾˈɡaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
postergo
preterite (eu)
posterguei
past participle
postergado

Meaning

  1. to postpone

    • Postergaram a votação.

      They postponed the vote.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

adiar

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

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