All 3 Uses of
defer
in
Gone with the Wind
- Here, excitement never entered in, voices were never raised, everyone deferred gently to the opinions of others...
Chpt 2.8 (definition 1) *deferred = submitted or yielded
- This crushing news brought by Will, coming on top of a year of back-breaking work and hope deferred, was the last straw.†
Chpt 4.31 (definition 1)
- It had taken all of Melanie's diplomacy to persuade them to defer their decision.
Chpt 4.45 (definition 2) *defer = postpone (put off until the future)
Definitions:
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(1) (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)
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(2) (defer as in: deferred the decision) delay or postpone (hold off until a later time)