- defer to someone
- defer to (someone)
to accept the opinion or judgment of someone else.
In the end, you must defer to your boss, because the boss is always right.
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defer to someone
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defer to — (someone) to accept the opinion or judgment of someone else. In the end, you must defer to your boss, because the boss is always right … New idioms dictionary
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 — [[t]dɪfɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] defers, deferring, deferred 1) VERB If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time. [V n/ ing] Customers often defer payment for as long… … 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 — {{11}}defer (1) to delay, late 14c., differren, deferren, from O.Fr. differer (14c.), from L. differre carry apart, scatter, disperse; also be different, differ; also defer, put off, postpone, (see DIFFER (Cf. differ)). Etymologically identical… … Etymology dictionary
defer to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms defer to : present tense I/you/we/they defer to he/she/it defers to present participle deferring to past tense deferred to past participle deferred to formal to accept someone s opinion or decision, especially … English dictionary
defer — English has two distinct verbs defer. The one meaning ‘delay’ [14] is ultimately the same words as differ. It comes via Old French differer from Latin differre ‘carry apart, delay’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis ‘apart’ and ferre… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
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 — English has two distinct verbs defer. The one meaning ‘delay’ [14] is ultimately the same words as differ. It comes via Old French differer from Latin differre ‘carry apart, delay’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis ‘apart’ and ferre… … Word origins
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
