Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

procrastinate

/pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: pro-cras-ti-nate
IPA: /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To delay taking action; to wait until later.

Intransitive verb

verb

To put off; to delay (something).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish."
"Hence It became manifest to the publishers of Webster, that some device must be resorted to, to induce apathy in the publick mind, and thereby procrastinate the inevitable crisis which they foresaw was approaching, the expulsion of his elementary works from our primary schools."

Etymology

First attested in 1548; from Latin prōcrastinātus, perfect passive participle of prōcrastinō (“defer, put off till tomorrow”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from prō- (“in favor of”) + crāstinus (“of or belonging to tomorrow”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from crās (“tomorrow”).

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1548

Word Breakdown

Root: *per-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/
British English: /pɹəʊˈkɹæs.tɪ.neɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

procrastinates (present, singular) procrastinating (participle, present) procrastinated (participle, past) procrastinated (past)

Derived Forms

cryocrastinate nonprocrastinating procrastibaking procrastinatingly procrastination procrastinative procrastinatory procrasturbate unprocrastinated unprocrastinating procrastinator

Phrases

tomorrow never comes procrastination is the thief of time

Frequently Paired Words

perendinate tomorrow never comes procrastination is the thief of time deferment

Synonyms

procrastine delay penelopize stall postpone put off adjourn avert defer dilly-dally draw out extend

Antonyms

precrastinate advance antedate bring forward expedite hasten jump on prepone rush shoot first and ask questions later speed up take action

Questions

How do you pronounce procrastinate?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/.
What does procrastinate mean?: To delay taking action; to wait until later.
Where does procrastinate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1548.

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