All 5 Uses of
defer
in
Mansfield Park
- ...she, indeed, regretted that his part was not more considerable, and deferred coming over to Mansfield till they were forward enough in their rehearsal to comprehend all his scenes;
Chpt 18deferred = postponed (delayed)
- ...he had actually written home to defer his return, having promised to remain some days longer with his friend.
Chpt 29 *defer = postpone (delay)
- I would not allow myself yesterday to say how delighted, or to repeat half that the Admiral said in his praise. I deferred it all till his praise should be proved the praise of a friend, as this day does prove it.
Chpt 31deferred = postponed (delayed)
- She was so little equal to Rebecca's puddings and Rebecca's hashes, brought to table, as they all were, with such accompaniments of half-cleaned plates, and not half-cleaned knives and forks, that she was very often constrained to defer her heartiest meal till she could send her brothers in the evening for biscuits and buns.
Chpt 42defer = postpone (delay)
- Curiosity and vanity were both engaged, and the temptation of immediate pleasure was too strong for a mind unused to make any sacrifice to right: he resolved to defer his Norfolk journey, resolved that writing should answer the purpose of it, or that its purpose was unimportant, and staid.
Chpt 48
Definition:
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(defer as in: deferred the decision) delay or postpone (hold off until a later time)