Verb

verschieben

Translation

to postpone, to move, to shift

Wir müssen den Termin verschieben.

We have to postpone the appointment.

Kannst du bitte den Tisch verschieben?

Can you please move the table?

Er hat das Problem auf morgen verschoben.

He postponed the problem until tomorrow.

((sth.)) to move/shift sth. Please move the chair.

((sth.)) ((auf+4)) to postpone sth. until/to... Let's postpone the meeting to Friday.

Synonyms: postpone (aufschieben), move (bewegen)

From 'ver-' (prefix indicating change or misplacement) and 'schieben' (to push, to shove). The literal sense is 'to push something to another place'.

Think of 'shoving' (schieben) an appointment 'over' (ver-) to a different day.