adjourn
[ uh-jurn ]
/ əˈdʒɜrn /
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verb (used with object)
to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
to defer or postpone to a later time: They adjourned the meeting until the following Monday.
to defer or postpone (a matter) to a future meeting of the same body.
to defer or postpone (a matter) to some future time, either specified or not specified.
verb (used without object)
to postpone, suspend, or transfer proceedings.
to go to another place: to adjourn to the parlor.
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Origin of adjourn
OTHER WORDS FROM adjourn
pre·ad·journ, verbre·ad·journ, verbun·ad·journed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adjourn
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British Dictionary definitions for adjourn
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
(intr) informal
- to move elsewherelet's adjourn to the kitchen
- to stop work
Derived forms of adjourn
adjournment, nounWord Origin for adjourn
C14: from Old French ajourner to defer to an arranged day, from a- to + jour day, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus daily, from diēs day
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