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adjourn
[uh-jurn]
verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
to postpone, suspend, or transfer proceedings.
to go to another place.
After dinner the ladies adjourned to the parlor.
adjourn
/ əˈdʒɜːn /
verb
(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
informal, (intr)
to move elsewhere
let's adjourn to the kitchen
to stop work
Other Word Forms
- preadjourn verb
- readjourn verb
- adjournment noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of adjourn1
Example Sentences
Judge Paul Lawton adjourned the case until 5 April 2027 when the trial will take place.
The court has adjourned, with the judge expected to hand down a sentencing later on Thursday.
The Republican-controlled Indiana Senate voted on Tuesday to adjourn until January, signalling they would not take up the issue of redistricting.
Before we adjourned our meeting, a history student at the university stood up.
The inquest has been adjourned until a full hearing on 20 July 2026.
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