English-Thai Dictionary
defer
VT ยืดเวลา เลื่อน ออก ไป ถ่วงเวลา เหนี่ยวรั้ง delay put off yud-we-la
defer to
PHRV คล้อยตาม ยอมจำนน yield koi-tam
defer to
PHRV ยอม ทำตาม เชื่อ คล้อยตาม submit to yom-tam-tam
deference
N การ เชื่อฟัง การยอม คล้อยตาม submission yielding kan-chuea-fang
deference
N การแสดง ความ เคารพนับถือ respect homage kan-sa-daeng-kwam-kaol-rob-nab-thue
deferent
ADJ ซึ่ง อนุโลม ได้ เกี่ยวกับ การคล้อยตาม ซึ่ง ยอมให้ ได้ sueng-ar-nu-lom
deferential
ADJ ซึ่ง แสดง ความเคารพ ยอม เชื่อฟัง ยอม ผ่อนผัน คล้อยตาม obeisant respectful submissive sueng-sa-daeng-kwam-kaol-rob
deferment
N การ ผลัด ผ่อน kan-plad-plon
deferred
ADJ ยืดเวลา ยอม ผ่อนผัน ยอม อนุโลม เลื่อน ไป ก่อน ignore postpone waive yud-we-la
deferrer
N ผู้ คล้อยตาม poo-kloi-tam
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DEFER
v.t.[L. To bear. ] 1. To delay; to put off; to postpone to a future time; as, to defer the execution of a design.
When thou vowest a vow, defer not to pay it. Ecclesiastes 5:4.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick. Proverbs 13:12.
2. To refer; to leave to anothers judgment and determination.
[In this sense, refer is now used. ]
DEFERENCE
n. 1. A yielding in opinion; submission of judgment to the opinion or judgment of another. Hence, regard; respect. We often decline acting in opposition to those for whose wisdom we have a great deference.
2. Complaisance; condescension.
3. Submission.
DEFERENT
a.Bearing; carrying; conveying.
DEFERENT
n. 1. That which carries or conveys. The deferent of a planet, is an imaginary circle or orb in the Ptolemaic system, that is supposed to carry about the body of the planet.
2. A vessel in the human body for the conveyance of fluids.
DEFERENTIAL
a.Expressing deference.
DEFERMENT
n.Delay.
DEFERRER
n.One who delays or puts off.
DEFERRING
ppr. Delaying; postponing.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DEFER
De *fer ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deferred; p. pr. & vb. n. Deferring. ]Etym: [OE. differren, F. différer, fr. L. differre to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Differ, Defer to offer. ]
Defn: To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold. Defer the spoil of the city until night. Shak. God. .. will not long defer To vindicate the glory of his name. Milton.
DEFER
DEFER De *fer ", v. i.
Defn: To put off; to delay to act; to wait. Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure. J. A. Symonds.
DEFER
De *fer ", v. t. Etym: [F. déférer to pay deference, to yield, to bring before a judge, fr. L. deferre to bring down; de- + ferre to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Defer to delay, Delate. ]
1. To render or offer. [Obs. ] Worship deferred to the Virgin. Brevint.
2. To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to. Hereupon the commissioners... deferred the matter to the Earl of Northumberland. Bacon.
DEFER
DEFER De *fer ", v. i.
Defn: To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to. The house, deferring to legal right, acquiesced. Bancroft.
DEFERENCE
Def "er *ence, n. Etym: [F. déférence. See 3d Defer. ]
Defn: A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance. Deference to the authority of thoughtful and sagacious men. Whewell.Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments. Shenstone.
Syn. -- Deference, Reverence, Respect. Deference marks an inclination to yield one's opinion, and to acquiesce in the sentiments of another in preference to one's own. Respect marks the estimation that we have for another, which makes us look to him as worthy of high confidence for the qualities of his mind and heart. Reverence denotes a mingling of fear with a high degree of respect and esteem. Age, rank, dignity, and personal merit call for deference; respect should be paid to the wise and good; reverence is due to God, to the authors of our being, and to the sanctity of the laws.
DEFERENT
Def "er *ent, a. Etym: [L. deferens, p. pr. of deferre. See 3d Defer. ]
Defn: Serving to carry; bearing. [R.] "Bodies deferent. " Bacon.
DEFERENT
DEFERENT Def "er *ent, n.
1. That which carries or conveys. Though air be the most favorable deferent of sounds. Bacon.
2. (Ptolemaic Astron.)
Defn: An imaginary circle surrounding the earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the center of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round.
DEFERENTIAL
Def `er *en "tial, a. Etym: [See Deference. ]
Defn: Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.
DEFERENTIALLY
DEFERENTIALLY Def `er *en "tial *ly, adv.
Defn: With deference.
DEFERMENT
De *fer "ment, n. Etym: [See 1st Defer. ]
Defn: The act of delaying; postponement. [R.] My grief, joined with the instant business, Begs a deferment. Suckling.
DEFERRER
DEFERRER De *fer "rer, n.
Defn: One who defers or puts off.
DEFERVESCENCE; DEFERVESCENCY
De `fer *ves "cence, De `fer *ves "cency, n. Etym: [L. defervescere to grow cool. ]
1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness. A defervescency in holy actions. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Med. )
Defn: The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia.
New American Oxford Dictionary
defer
de fer 1 |diˈfər dəˈfər | ▶verb ( defers, deferring , deferred ) [ with obj. ] put off (an action or event ) to a later time; postpone: they deferred the decision until February. • historical postpone the conscription of (someone ): he was no longer deferred from the draft. DERIVATIVES de fer ra ble adjective, de fer ral |-ˈfərəl |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘put on one side ’): from Old French differer ‘defer or differ, ’ from Latin differre, from dis- ‘apart ’ + ferre ‘bring, carry. ’ Compare with defer 2 and differ .
defer
de fer 2 |dəˈfər diˈfər | ▶verb ( defers, deferring , deferred ) [ no obj. ] (defer to ) submit humbly to (a person or a person's wishes or qualities ): he deferred to Tim's superior knowledge. DERIVATIVES de fer rer noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French deferer, from Latin deferre ‘carry away, refer (a matter ),’ from de- ‘away from ’ + ferre ‘bring, carry. ’ Compare with defer 1 .
deference
def er ence |ˈdefərəns ˈdɛf (ə )rəns | ▶noun humble submission and respect: he addressed her with the deference due to age. PHRASES in deference to out of respect for; in consideration of. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French déférence, from déférer ‘refer ’ (see defer 2 ).
deferent
def er ent 1 |ˈdefərənt ˈdɛfərənt | ▶adjective another term for deferential. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from defer 2 and deference .
deferent
def er ent 2 |ˈdɛfərənt ˈdefərənt | ▶noun (in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy ) the large circular orbit followed by the center of the small epicycle in which a planet was thought to move. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin deferent- ‘carrying away, ’ from the verb deferre.
deferential
def er en tial |ˌdefəˈrenCHəl ˈˌdɛfəˈˌrɛn (t )ʃəl | ▶adjective showing deference; respectful: people were always deferential to him. DERIVATIVES def er en tial ly adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from deference, on the pattern of pairs such as prudence, prudential .
deferment
de fer ment |diˈfərmənt | ▶noun the action or fact of putting something off to a later time; postponement: deferment of the decision. • historical the postponement of a person's conscription: he was granted five deferments from the draft.
deferred annuity
de ferred an nu i ty ▶noun an annuity that commences only after a lapse of some specified time after the final purchase premium has been paid.
deferred payment
de |ferred pay |ment ▶noun [ mass noun ] temporary postponement of the payment of an outstanding bill or debt, usually involving repayment by instalments. • [ count noun ] a sum of money paid under a deferred payment arrangement.
defervescence
de fer ves cence |ˌdēfərˈvesəns, ˌdefər -ˌdifərˈvɛsns | ▶noun Medicine the abatement of a fever as indicated by a decrease in bodily temperature. DERIVATIVES de fer vesce |-ˈves |verb ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin defervescent- ‘ceasing to boil, ’ from the verb defervescere.
Oxford Dictionary
defer
defer 1 |dɪˈfəː | ▶verb ( defers, deferring, deferred ) [ with obj. ] put off (an action or event ) to a later time; postpone: they deferred the decision until February. • Law (of a judge ) postpone (a sentence ) so that the circumstances or conduct of the defendant can be further assessed: the judge deferred sentence until 5 April for background reports. • US historical postpone the conscription of (someone ). DERIVATIVES deferrable adjective, deferral noun ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘put on one side ’): from Old French differer ‘defer or differ ’, from Latin differre, from dis- ‘apart ’ + ferre ‘bring, carry ’. Compare with defer 2 and differ .
defer
defer 2 |dɪˈfəː | ▶verb ( defers, deferring, deferred ) [ no obj. ] (defer to ) submit to or acknowledge the merit of: he deferred to Tim's superior knowledge. DERIVATIVES deferrer noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French deferer, from Latin deferre ‘carry away, refer (a matter )’, from de- ‘away from ’ + ferre ‘bring, carry ’. Compare with defer 1 .
deference
def |er ¦ence |ˈdɛf (ə )r (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] polite submission and respect: he addressed her with the deference due to age. PHRASES in deference to out of respect for; in consideration of. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French déférence, from déférer ‘refer ’ (see defer 2 ).
deferent
deferent 1 |ˈdɛf (ə )r (ə )nt | ▶adjective another term for deferential. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from defer 2 and deference .
deferent
deferent 2 |ˈdɛf (ə )r (ə )nt | ▶noun (in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy ) the large circular orbit followed by the centre of the small epicycle in which a planet was thought to move. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin deferent- ‘carrying away ’, from the verb deferre.
deferential
def |er ¦en |tial |dɛfəˈrɛnʃ (ə )l | ▶adjective showing deference; respectful: people were always deferential to him. DERIVATIVES deferentially adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from deference, on the pattern of pairs such as prudence, prudential .
deferment
de ¦fer |ment |dɪˈfəːm (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or fact of putting something off to a later time; postponement: deferment of the decision. • US historical the postponement of a person's conscription: [ count noun ] : he was granted five deferments from the draft.
deferred annuity
de |ferred an ¦nu |ity ▶noun an annuity which commences only after a lapse of some specified time after the final purchase premium has been paid.
deferred payment
de |ferred pay |ment ▶noun [ mass noun ] temporary postponement of the payment of an outstanding bill or debt, usually involving repayment by instalments. • [ count noun ] a sum of money paid under a deferred payment arrangement.
defervescence
defervescence |ˌdɪfəˈvɛs (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine the abatement of a fever as indicated by a decrease in bodily temperature. DERIVATIVES defervesce verb ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin defervescent- ‘ceasing to boil ’, from the verb defervescere.
American Oxford Thesaurus
defer
defer 1 verb the committee will defer its decision: postpone, put off, delay, hold over, hold off (on ), put back; shelve, suspend, stay, put over, table; informal put on ice, put on the back burner, back-burner, put in cold storage, mothball. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See postpone . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
defer
defer 2 verb they deferred to Joseph's judgment: yield to, submit to, give way to, give in to, surrender to, capitulate to, acquiesce to; respect, honor.
deference
deference noun his writings show excessive deference to the wealthy: respect, respectfulness, dutifulness; submissiveness, submission, obedience, surrender, accession, capitulation, acquiescence, complaisance, obeisance. ANTONYMS disrespect. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See honor . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
deferential
deferential adjective the hotel's deferential treatment of its elite clientele: respectful, humble, obsequious; dutiful, obedient, submissive, meek, subservient, yielding, acquiescent, complaisant, compliant, tractable, biddable, docile. WORD TOOLKIT See humble . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
deferment
deferment noun they sought a temporary deferment of the loan payments: postponement, deferral, suspension, delay, adjournment, interruption, pause; respite, stay, moratorium, reprieve, grace.
Oxford Thesaurus
defer
defer 1 verb he deferred the final decision till a later meeting: postpone, put off, adjourn, delay, hold over /off, put back, carry over; shelve, suspend, stay, hold in abeyance, prorogue, pigeonhole, mothball; N. Amer. put over, table, lay on the table, take a rain check on; N. Amer. Law continue; informal put on ice, put on the back burner, put in cold storage; rare remit, respite.
defer
defer 2 verb he readily deferred to his parents and to his eldest sister: yield, submit, give way, give in, surrender, accede, bow, capitulate, acquiesce, knuckle under; comply with, agree with, respect, honour, truckle. ANTONYMS stand up to, disobey.
deference
deference noun his writings show excessive deference to the gentry: respect, respectfulness, regard, esteem; consideration, attentiveness, attention, thoughtfulness; courteousness, courtesy, politeness, civility, dutifulness, reverence, veneration, awe, homage; submissiveness, submission, obedience, yielding, surrender, accession, capitulation, acquiescence, complaisance, obeisance. ANTONYMS disrespect.
deferential
deferential adjective a deferential batman: obsequious, humble, respectful, considerate, attentive, thoughtful; courteous, polite, civil, dutiful, reverent, reverential, awed; obedient, submissive, subservient, fawning, toadying, yielding, acquiescent, complaisant, compliant, pliant, tractable, biddable, manageable, docile, slavish; dated mannerly; rare regardful, obeisant. ANTONYMS arrogant; impolite. WORD TOOLKIT deferential See humble . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
deferment
deferment noun they allowed deferment of the repayments: postponement, deferral, suspension, putting off /back, adjournment, delay, shelving, rescheduling, interruption, arrest, pause; respite, stay, moratorium, reprieve, grace; N. Amer. tabling; N. Amer. Law continuation; rare put-off.
Duden Dictionary
Defereggen
De fe r eg gen , De fe reg gen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |D e fereggen |österreichisches Alpental
Defereggental
De fe r eg gen tal , De fe r eg gen-Tal, De fe reg gen tal De fe reg gen-Tal Substantiv, Neutrum , das Defereggen-Tal |D e fereggental D e fereggen-Tal | Defereggen
Deferentitis
De fe ren ti tis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Deferent i tis |die Deferentitis; Genitiv: der Deferentitis, Plural: die Deferentititiden lateinisch-neulateinisch Entzündung des Samenleiters
Deferveszenz
De fer ves zenz Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Defervesz e nz |die Deferveszenz; Genitiv: der Deferveszenz lateinisch-neulateinisch Nachlassen des Fiebers, Entfieberung
French Dictionary
déférence
déférence n. f. nom féminin Considération respectueuse à l ’égard d ’une personne. : Antoine salua le savant avec déférence. Des marques de déférence. SYNONYME respect . Note Syntaxique Le nom se construit avec les prépositions à, envers, pour et la locution prépositive à l ’égard de. Montrer de la déférence pour, à l ’égard de, envers ses parents. Note Orthographique défér en ce.
déférent
déférent , ente adj. adjectif 1 anatomie Qui achemine vers l ’extérieur. : Le canal déférent. 2 Qui est respectueux. : Une attitude déférente. Note Syntaxique L ’adjectif se construit avec la préposition envers ou avec la locution prépositive à l ’égard de. Ils sont déférents envers leurs professeurs, à l ’égard de leurs parents.
déférer
déférer v. tr. verbe transitif droit Citer en justice. SYNONYME traduire . posséder Conjugaison Le deuxième é se change en è devant une syllabe contenant un e muet, sauf à l ’indicatif futur et au conditionnel présent. Je défère, mais je déférerai.
déferlant
déferlant , ante adj. et n. f. adjectif Qui se brise en écumant, en parlant des vagues. nom féminin figuré Phénomène qui s ’amplifie, qui survient avec force et se propage. : La déferlante de l ’accès au réseau Internet. SYNONYME vague .
déferlement
déferlement n. m. nom masculin Fait de déferler. : Le déferlement des eaux.
déferler
déferler v. intr. verbe intransitif 1 Se briser en écumant, en parlant des vagues. : La mer agitée déferlait sur les rochers de Percé. 2 figuré Se déployer avec force. : Les touristes déferlaient sur la plage à l ’arrivée des beaux jours. aimer
déferrer
déferrer v. tr. verbe transitif Ôter un fer de. : Déferrer un cheval. aimer
Spanish Dictionary
deferencia
deferencia nombre femenino 1 Adhesión con la opinión o el comportamiento de una persona por respeto hacia ella o por excesiva moderación .2 Muestra de respeto y cortesía .3 Comportamiento condescendiente .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del francés déférence y este del latín deferens, deferentis, derivado de deferre ‘llevar de arriba abajo ’, ‘dar, otorgar ’. De la familia etimológica de preferir (V.).
deferente
deferente adjetivo 1 Que demuestra deferencia (respeto y cortesía ):lo miraron de modo deferente y con enlazada curiosidad .2 [círculo ] Que era descrito por el centro del epiciclo de un planeta que giraba alrededor de la Tierra, según el geocentrismo .
deferir
deferir verbo intransitivo 1 formal Adherirse al dictamen de alguien por amabilidad, respeto o cortesía .2 verbo transitivo formal Dar una persona parte de su jurisdicción o poder a otra :las partes podrán deferir a un tercero, ya sea persona física o jurídica; se puede deferir por testamento .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvii ) del latín deferre ‘denunciar ’, ‘dar, otorgar ’, derivado de ferre ‘llevar ’. De la familia etimológica de preferir (V.). Conjugación [35 ] como hervir .
defervescencia
defervescencia nombre femenino med Disminución o desaparición de la fiebre .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
defer
de fer 1 /dɪfə́ː r /動詞 ～s ; ～red ; ～ring 他動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〈決定 支払いなど 〉を引き延ばす, 延期する .2 ｟米 ｠〈人 〉の徴兵を猶予する .
defer
de fer 2 動詞 ～s ; ～red ; ～ring 自動詞 ｟かたく ｠(敬意を表して )【人の 】言う通りにする , 【他人の意見を 】受け入れる (accept ) «to » .
deference
def er ence /déf (ə )r (ə )ns /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠(人の意見 判断への )服従 ; 【人への 】敬意 «to » ▸ with (due ) deference (十分 )敬意を払って ▸ in [out of ] deference to A A 〈人 〉に敬意を表して, Aの意見を尊重して
deferential
def er en tial /dèfərénʃ (ə )l /形容詞 «…に » 敬意を表した, 敬った (respectful ) «to » .～ly 副詞
deferment
de f é r ment 名詞 U 1 ｟かたく ｠延期, 繰り延べ (postponement ).2 ｟米 ｠徴兵猶予 .
deferral
de fer ral /dɪfə́ːr (ə )l /名詞 ＝deferment .
The Wordsmith Dictionary