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How to pronounce “deferred”
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Pronunciation guide for deferred
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of deferred with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How Poetry Unlocked My Superpowers
But me, I saw more than a person whose dream was deferred.
- Definition summary
- simple past and past participle of defer
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How to pronounce deferred
How Poetry Unlocked My Superpowers

But me, I saw more than a person whose dream was deferred.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “deferred”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- simple past and past participle of defer
- [Adjective]
- Delayed; put off till later.
- Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.
- (accounting) Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.
- [Noun]
- (programming) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
- (finance) A deferred bond.
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