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Read the sentence.

The long trip must be deferred due to the bad weather.

What does the word deferred mean in the sentence?

1.abbreviated
2. considered
3. postponed
4. stopped

2 Answers

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Postponed means to halt something
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Answer:

Postponed

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi there,

If you replace each word into the sentence, postponed makes the most sense.

"The long trip must be postponed due to bad weather".

Hope this answer helps. Cheers.

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