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- Dictionaryadjourn/əˈdʒəːn/
verb
- 1. break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later: "the meeting was adjourned until December 4"
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The meaning of ADJOURN is to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time. How to use adjourn in a sentence.
ADJOURN definition: 1. to have a pause or rest during a formal meeting or trial: 2. to have a pause or rest during a…. Learn more.
Adjourn definition: to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely. See examples of ADJOURN used in a sentence.
1. (intransitive) (of a court, etc) to close at the end of a session. 2. to postpone or be postponed, esp temporarily or to another place. 3. (transitive) to put off (a problem, discussion, etc) for later consideration; defer. 4. (intransitive) informal.
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1. to suspend the meeting of (a legislature, court, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely. 2. to defer or postpone (a meeting) to a later time. 3. to defer or postpone (a matter) to a future time.
verb. /əˈdʒɜːn/ /əˈdʒɜːrn/ [intransitive, transitive, often passive] (formal) Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. to stop a meeting or an official process, especially a trial, for a period of time. The court adjourned for lunch. adjourn something The trial has been adjourned until next week. The chairman may adjourn the meeting at any time. Extra Examples.
to stop a meeting, especially a legal process, for a period of time or until a later date: The judge adjourned the case until March 31.
To close a session or meeting for a time. Congress adjourned for the summer. Webster's New World. To suspend proceedings to another time or place. American Heritage. To move from a place of meeting (to another place) Let's adjourn to the patio. Webster's New World. More Verb Definitions (6) Synonyms: retire. withdraw. break up. recess. prorogate.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb adjourn. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
