I will defer to Mary on that question.
•She would not defer to the committee on anything.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
defer to — de ˈfer to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they defer to he/she/it defers to present participle deferring to past tense deferred to … Useful english dictionary
defer — de|fer [dıˈfə: US ˈfə:r] v past tense and past participle deferred present participle deferring [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: différer, from Latin differre to delay, be different . defer to 1400 1500 French déférer, from Late Latin… … Dictionary of contemporary English
defer — verb deferred, deferring (T) to delay something until a later date: Let s defer the decision for a few weeks. defer to sb/sth phrasal verb (T) formal to agree to accept someone s opinion or decision because you have respect for that person … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
defer — de|fer [ dı fɜr ] verb transitive to arrange for something to happen at a later time than you had planned: POSTPONE de fer to phrasal verb transitive FORMAL to accept someone s opinion or decision, especially because you respect them: I will… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
put off — verb 1. hold back to a later time (Freq. 1) let s postpone the exam • Syn: ↑postpone, ↑prorogue, ↑hold over, ↑put over, ↑table, ↑shelve, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
yield — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gieldan; akin to Old High German geltan to pay Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. archaic recompense, reward 2. to give or render as fitting, rightfully owed, or required 3. to give up … New Collegiate Dictionary
Leibniz (from) to Kant — From Leibniz to Kant Lewis White Beck INTRODUCTION Had Kant not lived, German philosophy between the death of Leibniz in 1716 and the end of the eighteenth century would have little interest for us, and would remain largely unknown. In Germany… … History of philosophy
yield — vb 1 produce, turn out, *bear Analogous words: *generate, engender, breed, propagate: create, *invent: form, shape, *make, fabricate, fashion 2 *relinqui … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hold up — {v.} 1. To raise; lift. * /John held up his hand./ 2. To support; hear; carry. * /The chair was too weak to hold up Mrs. Smith./ 3. To show; call attention to; exhibit. * /The teacher held up excellent models of composition for her class to… … Dictionary of American idioms
hold up — {v.} 1. To raise; lift. * /John held up his hand./ 2. To support; hear; carry. * /The chair was too weak to hold up Mrs. Smith./ 3. To show; call attention to; exhibit. * /The teacher held up excellent models of composition for her class to… … Dictionary of American idioms
charge — [[t]tʃɑrdʒ[/t]] v. charged, charg•ing, n. 1) to impose or ask as a price or fee 2) to ask a price or fee of (someone): Did he charge you for it?[/ex] 3) to defer payment for (a purchase) until a bill is rendered by the creditor: to charge a… … From formal English to slang
