adjourn

/əˈdʒɜːn/ /əˈdʒɝn/

verb

To postpone.

Examples :

"The trial was adjourned for a week."

verb

To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

Examples :

"The meeting was getting nowhere, so the chairperson decided to adjourn it until next week when more information would be available. "

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verb

To end or suspend an event.

Examples :

"The court will adjourn for lunch."

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verb

To move as a group from one place to another.

Examples :

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

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Meanings

Examples :

"The trial was adjourned for a week."

Examples :

"The meeting was getting nowhere, so the chairperson decided to adjourn it until next week when more information would be available. "

Examples :

"The court will adjourn for lunch."

Examples :

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

Related Words

meeting noun

(gerund) The act of persons or things that meet.

decided verb

To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle

adjourned verb

To postpone.

getting verb

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

postpone verb

To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

nowhere noun

No particular place, noplace.

temporarily adverb

For a limited period of time; not permanently.

indefinitely adverb

In a manner that is not definite.

available adjective

Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.

suspend verb

To halt something temporarily.

information noun

That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".

chairperson noun

A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.