Both Uses of
defer
in
Northanger Abbey
- The Clifton scheme had been deferred,
Chpt 13 *deferred = postponed (put off until another time)
- The letter, whence sprang all this felicity, was short, containing little more than this assurance of success; and every particular was deferred till James could write again.†
Chpt 15 *
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)