English-Thai Dictionary

procrastinate

VI ผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง  delay dawdle hurry pad-wan-pra-kan-prung

 

procrastinate

VT ผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง  delay dawdle hurry pad-wan-pra-kan-prung

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROCRASTINATE

v.t.[L. procrastinor; pro and crastinus; cras, to-morrow. ] To put off from day to day; to delay; to defer to a future time; as, to procrastinate repentance.

 

PROCRASTINATE

v.i.To delay; to be dilatory. I procrastinate more than I did twenty years ago.

 

PROCRASTINATED

pp. Delayed; deferred.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROCRASTINATE

Pro *cras "ti *nate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Procrastinated; p. pr. & vb. n.Procrastinating. ] Etym: [L. procrastinatus, p. p. of procrastinare to procrastinate; pro forward + crastinus of to-morrow, fr. cras to- morrow. ]

 

Defn: To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance. Dr. H. More. Hopeless and helpless Ægeon wend, But to procrastinate his lifeless end. Shak.

 

Syn. -- To postpone; adjourn; defer; delay; retard; protract; prolong.

 

PROCRASTINATE

PROCRASTINATE Pro *cras "ti *nate, v. i.

 

Defn: To delay; to be dilatory. I procrastinate more than I did twenty years ago. Swift.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

procrastinate

pro cras ti nate |prəˈkrastəˌnāt, prō -proʊˈkræstəˌneɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] delay or postpone action; put off doing something: it won't be this price for long, so don't procrastinate. DERIVATIVES pro cras ti na tor |-ˌnātər |noun, pro cras ti na to ry |-nəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin procrastinat- ‘deferred until tomorrow, ’ from the verb procrastinare, from pro- ‘forward ’ + crastinus ‘belonging to tomorrow ’ (from cras ‘tomorrow ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

procrastinate

procrastinate |prə (ʊ )ˈkrastɪneɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] delay or postpone action; put off doing something: the temptation will be to procrastinate until the power struggle plays itself out. DERIVATIVES procrastinator noun, procrastinatory adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin procrastinat- ‘deferred till the morning ’, from the verb procrastinare, from pro- ‘forward ’ + crastinus ‘belonging to tomorrow ’ (from cras ‘tomorrow ’).usage: On the difference between procrastinate and prevaricate, see usage at prevaricate .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

procrastinate

procrastinate verb fear of failure often causes people to procrastinate: delay, put off doing something, postpone action, defer action, be dilatory, use delaying tactics, stall, temporize, drag one's feet /heels, take one's time, play for time, play a waiting game.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

procrastinate

procrastinate verb fear of failure is often the reason why people procrastinate: delay, put off doing something, postpone action, defer action, be dilatory, use delaying tactics, stall, temporize, play for time, play a waiting game, dally, drag one's feet /heels, take one's time; hesitate, vacillate, dither, be indecisive, be undecided, waver; Brit. haver, hum and haw; Scottish swither; informal dilly-dally, shilly-shally.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

procrastinate

pro cras ti nate /prəkrǽstɪnèɪt, proʊ -/動詞 自動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠(…を ) (故意に )引き伸ばす ; (…に )手間取る .