All 5 Uses of
defer
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Arguments are too much like disputes. If you and Miss Bennet will defer yours till I am out of the room, I shall be very thankful;
p. 50.0 *defer = delay
- An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all.†
p. 11.9
- Will you give me leave to defer your raptures till I write again?†
p. 47.2
- The communication excited many professions of concern; and enough was said of wishing them to stay at least till the following day to work on Jane; and till the morrow their going was deferred.†
p. 58.8
- Another day I will do the same; I will sit in my library, in my nightcap and powdering gown, and give as much trouble as I can; or, perhaps, I may defer it till Kitty runs away.†
p. 284.6 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(defer as in: deferred the decision) delay or postpone (hold off until a later time)
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(2)
(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)