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English

Etymology
From L. procrastinatum, past participle of procrastino|pr�cr�stin� < pro#Latin|pr� + crastinus#Latin|cr�stinus "of or belonging to tomorrow" < cras#Latin|cr�s "tomorrow".

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/pr���kræstɪneɪt/
italbrac|US enPR|/pr�-kr�s't�-n�t'/, IPA|/pro��kræst�neɪt/ or /pr��kræst�neɪt/
audio|en-us-procrastinate.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|procrastinat|ing

1. intransitive To put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later.

#:He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish.

1. transitive To put off; to delay something.

#:"...procrastinate the inevitable." - Dick Vitale

Derived terms
procrastination
procrastinator

Translations
trans-top|To put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later
Finnish: viivytellä, vitkastella
trans-mid
Swedish: prokrastinera
trans-bottom

trans-top|To put off; to delay something
Finnish: lykätä, viivyttää
trans-mid
Swedish: skjuta upp
trans-bottom

fr:procrastinate
io:procrastinate
sv:procrastinate
te:procrastinate
vi:procrastinate
zh:procrastinate

• 2008-01-03 02:41 - DCDuring - /* Verb */ rel terms

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