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procrastinate

/prəˈkræstəˌneɪt/ /prəʊˈkrɑːstɪˌneɪt/
verb Regular verbprocrastinate procrastinated
  1. 1 ertelemek, geciktirmek

Definition (English)

To delay doing something that you should do, often because you do not want to do it.

Example Sentences

  1. Don't procrastinate!
    Erteleme!
  2. He procrastinates a lot.
    Çok erteleyici.

Verb Forms Regular

Base procrastinate
/prəˈkræstəˌneɪt/
Past procrastinated
/prəˈkræstəˌneɪtɪd/
Participle procrastinated
/prəˈkræstəˌneɪtɪd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dprocrastinate → procrastinated

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. procrastinated /prəˈkræstəˌneɪtɪd/

Synonyms

delaypostponeput offdeferstallwaithesitate

Antonyms

hurryadvancerushexpediteaccelerate

Collocations

procrastinate onprocrastinate aboutprocrastinate withtend to procrastinatestop procrastinatingprocrastinate too much

Related Words

timetaskdeadlineworkmotivationplanning