Bahasa Melayu

menangguhkan

Bahasa Melayu

English

postpone, delay, defer

Menangguhkan means to put something off to a later time.

منڠڬوهكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka menangguhkan mesyuarat kerana hujan lebat.

    They postponed the meeting because of heavy rain.

  2. Doktor itu menangguhkan perjalanan pesakit buat sementara waktu.

    The doctor delayed the patient's trip for a while.

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What does “postpone” mean in Malay?

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menangguhkan

It means to delay something until later.

Word family

Common derived forms

tangguh
to postpone; delay
penangguhan
postponement; delay

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.