HOLD OFF


Meaning of HOLD OFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

1. : to block from an objective : delay

2. : to defer action on : postpone

hold off a decision

3. : to fight to a standoff : withstand

intransitive verb

: to defer or temporarily stop doing something

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.