All 4 Uses of
defer
in
Wuthering Heights
- She would not hear of staying a second longer: in truth, I felt rather disposed to defer the sequel of her narrative myself.†
Chpt 9
- ...he did not like to defer the pleasure...
Chpt 20 *defer = delay
- He answered, — 'No, I'll defer it this year a little longer.'†
Chpt 25 *
- We deferred our excursion till the afternoon; a golden afternoon of August: every breath from the hills so full of life, that it seemed whoever respired it, though dying, might revive.†
Chpt 27
Definitions:
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(defer as in: deferred the decision) delay or postpone (hold off until a later time)
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(defer as in: deferred to her wishes) submit or yield (typically to another person's opinion because of respect for that person or their knowledge)