adjourn
to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: At this point in the trial, the judge adjourned the court session so the defense could access and review the test results.
to defer or postpone to a later time: Too many board members would have been absent, so the chair adjourned the meeting to next Monday.
to defer or postpone (a matter) to a future meeting of the same body, or to a future time, specified or not specified: We will adjourn discussion of point 5.2 to our April meeting.
to postpone, suspend, or transfer proceedings.
to go to another place: After dinner the ladies adjourned to the parlor.
Origin of adjourn
1Other words from adjourn
- pre·ad·journ, verb
- re·ad·journ, verb
Words that may be confused with adjourn
- adjoin, adjourn
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How to use adjourn in a sentence
Congress returns from recess next week and has two weeks of session before adjourning again until after the election.
After Steven Sotloff Murder, Congress Demands a Vote on Obama’s ISIS War | Josh Rogin | September 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe would go on to threaten to ban the use of TV cameras in the courtroom, abruptly adjourning court to show he meant business.
It was opposed by the ministry, and North succeeded in adjourning the motion, though only by 134 to 114.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntThe House being but sullen the next day, the Court did not oppose adjourning for some days longer till it was filled.
Andrew Marvell | Augustine BirrellCome, gentlemen, there needs no great ceremony in adjourning this court.
The Recruiting Officer | George Farquhar
On the meeting adjourning, Mr. Dunlop stepped up to the doctor, and asked how he did.
Scotch Wit and Humor | W. H. (Walter Henry) HoweThe order against adjourning, made with a view to Mr. Nicholson, who was ill, has not operated.
British Dictionary definitions for adjourn
/ (əˈdʒɜːn) /
(intr) (of a court, etc) to close at the end of a session
to postpone or be postponed, esp temporarily or to another place
(tr) to put off (a problem, discussion, etc) for later consideration; defer
(intr) informal
to move elsewhere: let's adjourn to the kitchen
to stop work
Origin of adjourn
1Derived forms of adjourn
- adjournment, noun
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