PROCRASTINATE


Meaning of PROCRASTINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prə-ˈkras-tə-ˌnāt, prō- ]

verb

( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )

Etymology: Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow

Date: 1588

transitive verb

: to put off intentionally and habitually

intransitive verb

: to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done

Synonyms: see delay

• pro·cras·ti·na·tion -ˌkras-tə-ˈnā-shən noun

• pro·cras·ti·na·tor -ˈkras-tə-ˌnā-tər noun

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