Question

: Choose the meaning of put off :

a)To decline
b)To postpone
c)To neglect
d)To refuse

Answer 1

Hint: Put off means to set it up for later. Ex. She had been putting off her work for weeks and now it has piled up so much that she cannot make the deadline.

Complete step-by-step answer:

The given phrase, “put off” means to schedule something for later. It can be understood with the help of an example, “you should not put off your work for later, you might end up regretting it”.

 Option a, to decline means to turn something down or reject it, option a, would be incorrect.

Option b, to postpone would be correct as it means the same as to put something off.

 Option c, to neglect, means to avoid or to not pay attention to something. It is an incorrect option.

Option d, to refuse, means, to say no to something, which would also be incorrect. Clearly,

option b is the only word that means the same as the given phrase, option b is correct.


Note: To be able to distinguish between the various options, one must very clearly understand the meaning of each option given in the question, as well as the phrase itself. Without that knowledge it becomes difficult to even use the elimination method.