Put offphrasal verb · put
Meanings:
- To delay dealing with someone until a later time.
- To repel someone; to distress someone.
- To avoid or evade someone.
- To postpone something; to schedule something for a later time.
Examples:
- One should always, put off the annoying people!
- Because of illness, I have to put off our meeting until a later time.
- I put off a visit to the dentist as I was not feeling any pain in my teeth.
