adjourn

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/əˈd͡ʒɝn/

verb 4

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

indefinitely

The meeting was adjourned indefinitely due to the unexpected emergency.

PREP

for

The court adjourned for two weeks while the lawyers prepared their documents.

pending

The meeting was adjourned pending the arrival of the committee chair.

The meeting was adjourned to the following Tuesday morning.

Definitions

verb

To postpone.

The trial was adjourned for a week.

To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

It is a common practice […]to adjourn the reformation of their lives to a further time.

To end or suspend an event.

The court will adjourn for lunch.

The Form of this motion is, “When this assembly adjourns, it adjourns to meet at such a time.”

To move as a group from one place to another.

After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — close at the end of a session

recess

verb — break from a meeting or gathering

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The trial was adjourned for a week.

Wiktionary

It is a common practice […]to adjourn the reformation of their lives to a further time.

Wiktionary

The court will adjourn for lunch.

Wiktionary

I move that the meeting adjourn.

Tatoeba · #19779

The Diet will adjourn for three months.

Tatoeba · #241384

Let's adjourn to the dining room for dinner.

Tatoeba · #268772

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, adjourn is marked as formal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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