procrastinate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 See also 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin prōcrastinātum, past participle of prōcrastinō (“‘defer, put off till tomorrow’”) < prō (“‘in favor of’”) + crāstinus (“‘of or belonging to tomorrow’”) < crās (“‘tomorrow’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt/
• (US) enPR: prō-krăs'tə-nāt', IPA: /proʊˈkræstəneɪt/, /prəˈkræstəneɪt/
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[edit] Verb

to procrastinate (third-person singular simple present procrastinates, present participle procrastinating, simple past and past participle procrastinated)

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.

2. (transitive) To put off; to delay something.

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

[edit] Derived terms

• procrastination
• procrastinator

[edit] See also

• carpe diem cras

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• procrastinate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• procrastinate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• procrastinate at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] Verb

procrastinate

1. Second-person plural present tense of procrastinare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of procrastinare.
3. Feminine plural of procrastinato.