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English verb: procrastinate | |||
| 1. | procrastinate (stative) postpone doing what one should be doing | ||
| Samples | He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days. | ||
| Examples | They procrastinate a long time | ||
| Synonyms | dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, stall | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | procrastinate | ||
| 2. | procrastinate (stative) postpone or delay needlessly | ||
| Samples | He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delay, dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall | ||
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