to let another person decide, or to accept another person's opinion, usually because you respect the knowledge or experience of that person:.

1. to allow (someone else) to decide or choose something You have more experience with this, so I'm going to defer to you.

phrasal verb formal to agree to accept someone's opinion or decision because you have respect for that person.

19 мар. 2024 г. · It means to let someone else make the decision or answer. But is there a difference between “deferring to” and “blindly following” someone? Or are they the ...

20 нояб. 2024 г. · to allow someone or something to make decisions for you or tell you what to do because of your respect for them or because of their higher rank ...

to agree to accept what someone has decided or what they think about someone or something because you respect him or her.

defer, postpone, suspend, stay mean to delay an action or proceeding. defer implies a deliberate putting off to a later time. deferred buying a car until spring.

If you defer to someone, you accept their opinion or do what they want you to do, even when you do not agree with it yourself, because you respect them or ...

to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion (usually followed by to ):. We all defer to him in these matters. Synonyms: capitulate, acquiesce, submit, accede ...