German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin prōcrastinō (whence also English procrastinate) + -ieren.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʁokʁastiˈniːʁən/
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  • Hyphenation: pro‧kras‧ti‧nie‧ren

Verb

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prokrastinieren (weak, third-person singular present prokrastiniert, past tense prokrastinierte, past participle prokrastiniert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later, to procrastinate
    Synonym: aufschieben

Conjugation

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