kuahirisha
koo-ah-hee-REE-shah
How to say it
Swahilikuahirishakoo-ah-hee-REE-shah
Englishto postpone, to adjourn, to put off
Frenchreporter, ajourner, remettre à plus tard
Meaning
To move an event, a meeting or a task to a later time instead of doing it now.
Good to know
What is put off is the object: kuahirisha mkutano, to postpone a meeting; kuahirisha kesi, to adjourn a case. The passive kuahirishwa means to be postponed.
Examples
- Mkutano umeahirishwa hadi wiki ijayo.The meeting has been postponed until next week.
- Usiahirishe kazi ya leo hadi kesho.Do not put off today's work until tomorrow.
- Hakimu aliahirisha kesi kwa sababu shahidi hakufika.The magistrate adjourned the case because the witness did not come.
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Forms
kuahirishwa (passive of kuahirisha, to postpone)
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