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adjourn

verb
/əˈd͡ʒɝn/US/əˈdʒɜːn/UK

Etymology

From Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day").

  1. derived from ajorner
  2. inherited from ajournen

Definitions

  1. To postpone.

    • The trial was adjourned for a week.

  2. To defer

    To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

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

  3. 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.”
    • When it's time for the fallout / And Saint Peter calls us all out / We'll just drop our agendas and adjourn
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To move as a group from one place to another.

      • After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA