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procrastinate

[ proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh- ]

verb (used without object)

procrastinated, procrastinating.
  1. to defer action; delay:

    to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.



verb (used with object)

procrastinated, procrastinating.
  1. to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.

    Synonyms: ,

procrastinate

/ pr蓹-; pr蓹蕣藞kr忙st瑟藢ne瑟t /

verb

  1. usually intr to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 辫谤辞藢肠谤补蝉迟颈藞苍补迟颈辞苍, noun
  • 辫谤辞藞肠谤补蝉迟颈藢苍补迟辞谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤辞路肠谤补蝉顎僼颈路苍补迟顎卛苍驳路濒测 辫谤辞路肠谤补蝉顎僼颈路苍补顎卼颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • 辫谤辞路肠谤补蝉顎卼颈路苍补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 辫谤辞路肠谤补蝉顎僼颈路苍补顎卼颈惫别 辫谤辞路肠谤补蝉路迟颈路苍补路迟辞路谤测 [proh-, kras, -t, uh, -n, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, pr, uh, -], adjective
  • 辫谤辞路肠谤补蝉顎僼颈路苍补顎卼颈惫别路ness noun
  • 辫谤辞路肠谤补蝉顎僼颈路苍补顎卼辞谤 noun
  • o顎卾er路辫谤辞路肠谤补蝉顎卼颈路苍补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 耻苍顎卲谤辞路肠谤补蝉顎僼颈路苍补迟顎卐诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of procrastinate1

First recorded in 1580鈥90; from Latin 辫谤艒肠谤腻蝉迟颈苍腻迟耻蝉, past participle of 辫谤艒肠谤腻蝉迟颈苍腻谤别 鈥渢o put off until tomorrow,鈥 from 辫谤艒- pro- 1 + -肠谤腻蝉迟颈苍腻谤别, derivative of 肠谤腻蝉迟颈苍耻蝉 鈥渙f tomorrow鈥 (from 肠谤腻蝉 鈥渢omorrow鈥 + -tinus, adjective suffix)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of procrastinate1

C16: from Latin 辫谤艒肠谤腻蝉迟颈苍腻谤别 to postpone until tomorrow, from pro- 1+ 肠谤腻蝉 tomorrow
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Ron Delnevo, from the Payments Choice Alliance, said he was disappointed about the "procrastinating approach" of the committee.

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Around one-third of Americans procrastinate filing their taxes.

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I left late because I was procrastinating, and then, thanks to L.A. traffic, got there at 5:45 p.m.

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Am I just procrastinating here in making a prediction?

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The Trump-appointed judge has been criticized for indulging nearly every request Trump's lawyers have made, no matter how far-fetched, and procrastinating on decisions for months.

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