Meanings
To postpone or delay something.
کسی چیز کو مؤخر یا تاخیر کرنا۔
موخر کرنا
maukhir karna
Common Collocations
- defer a decision
- defer payment
- defer a meeting
Example Sentences
We decided to defer the meeting until next week.
ہم نے میٹنگ کو اگلے ہفتے تک مؤخر کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا۔
Hum ne meeting ko agle hafte tak maukhir karne ka faisla kiya.
They chose to defer payment until the end of the month.
انہوں نے مہینے کے آخر تک ادائیگی مؤخر کرنے کا انتخاب کیا۔
Unhon ne mahine ke aakhir tak adaigi maukhir karne ka intikhab kiya.
It's best to defer making a decision until you have all the facts.
بہتر ہے کہ فیصلہ کرنے کو مؤخر کریں جب تک کہ آپ کے پاس تمام حقائق نہ ہوں۔
Behtar hai ke faisla karne ko maukhir karen jab tak aapke paas tamam haqaiq na hon.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'defer' as 'delay' with an 'e' for easy.
Imagine a clock with its hands stopped, symbolizing time being deferred.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
عشق کے دریا میں ہم نے کبھی راستہ نہیں پایا، خواہشوں کی کشتی کو مؤخر کر دیا ہم نے۔
Ishq ke darya mein hum ne kabhi rasta nahi paaya, Khwahishon ki kashti ko maukhir kar diya hum ne.
In the river of love, we never found a way, We deferred the boat of our desires.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
نرمی میں طاقت ہے
Narmi mein taqat hai
There is strength in gentleness.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "deferre" — to carry away
First known use: 15th century
The word 'defer' has evolved from the Latin 'deferre,' which means to carry away or to bring down. It entered the English language in the 15th century.