Putoff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a pretext for delay or inaction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pjˈuːɾɔf/

🇬🇧British English

/pjˈuːtɒf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pjˈuːtɒf/

2 syllables Say it as /pjˈuːɾɔf/.

Word Forms

put off

verb

hold back to a later time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufschieben

ein Vorwand für Verzögerung oder Untätigkeit

🇫🇷French

repousser

un prétexte pour retarder ou inagir

🇪🇸Spanish

posponer

un pretexto para retrasar o inacción

🇮🇹Italian

rimandare

un pretesto per ritardare o inerzia

🇳🇱Dutch

uitstel

een voorwendsel voor uitstel of nietsdoen

🇵🇹Portuguese

adiar

um pretexto para atraso ou inação

🇷🇺Russian

откладывать

предлог для задержки или бездействия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बंद करो

देरी या निष्क्रियता का बहाना

🇧🇩Bengali

পুটঅফ

বিলম্ব বা নিষ্ক্রিয়তার জন্য একটি অজুহাত

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறுத்தம்

தாமதம் அல்லது செயலற்ற தன்மைக்கான சாக்குப்போக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

పుటాఫ్

ఆలస్యం లేదా నిష్క్రియాత్మకతకు సాకు

🇮🇳Marathi

पुटऑफ

विलंब किंवा निष्क्रियतेचे निमित्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુટઓફ

વિલંબ અથવા નિષ્ક્રિયતા માટે બહાનું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದೂಡಿಕೆ

ವಿಳಂಬ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯತೆಯ ನೆಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീട്ടിവയ്ക്കുക

കാലതാമസത്തിനോ നിഷ്ക്രിയത്വത്തിനോ വേണ്ടിയുള്ള ഒരു കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੱਦ ਕਰ ਦੇਣਾ

ਦੇਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਕਿਰਿਆਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ ਦਾ ਬਹਾਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پٹ آف

تاخیر یا بے عملی کا بہانہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推迟

拖延或不采取行动的借口

🇯🇵Japanese

延期する

遅延または不作為の口実

🇰🇷Korean

연기

지연이나 무활동에 대한 구실

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoãn

một cái cớ để trì hoãn hoặc không hành động

🇹🇭Thai

ความล่าช้า

ข้ออ้างสำหรับความล่าช้าหรือการไม่ปฏิบัติตาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

penundaan

alasan untuk menunda atau tidak mengambil tindakan

🇲🇾Malay

tangguh

alasan untuk kelewatan atau tidak bertindak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أرجأ

ذريعة للتأخير أو التقاعس

🇮🇷Persian

عقب انداختن

بهانه ای برای تاخیر یا عدم اقدام

🇹🇷Turkish

ertelemek

gecikme veya eylemsizlik için bir bahane

🇮🇱Hebrew

דחייה

עילה לעיכוב או חוסר מעש

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