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Sheikmohammad Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Opposite word of 'postponement'?

what is the opposite word of 'postponement'?
  

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Hi, I think speakers of Indian English say 'prepone' as the opposite of 'postpone'. but this word is not used outside India. Clive

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Hi,

I think speakers of Indian English say 'prepone' as the opposite of 'postpone'. but this word is not used outside India.

Clive
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Thank you for your immediate reply.
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Anonymous anticipate
'Postponement' is a noun. 'Anticipate' is a verb. They can't be opposites. Clive's 'prepone' isn't in the dictionary but I like it!
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you postpone a meeting to a later date and 'advance' it to an earlier one.
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Preponement
Thanks
M.Ali
Kuwait
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Advance - 'Let's advance the meeting' is said informally... 'prepone' is Indian usage... Another online Ref: 5. (tr) to cause (an event) to occur earlier (thefreedictionary.com) ; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/prepone
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acceleration is a noun used to describe the act of advancing
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