adjourning

/əˈdʒɜːrnɪŋ/ /əˈdʒɔːrnɪŋ/

verb

To postpone.

Examples :

"The trial was adjourned for a week."

verb

To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

Examples :

"The meeting was adjourned until next week to give everyone more time to prepare. "

business government politics organization action time

verb

To end or suspend an event.

Examples :

"The court will adjourn for lunch."

event organization business government

verb

To move as a group from one place to another.

Examples :

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

group action

Meanings

Examples :

"The trial was adjourned for a week."

Examples :

"The meeting was adjourned until next week to give everyone more time to prepare. "

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.

adjourn verb

To postpone.

adjourned verb

To postpone.

trial noun

An opportunity to test something out; a test.

postpone verb

To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

temporarily adverb

For a limited period of time; not permanently.

indefinitely adverb

In a manner that is not definite.

everyone pronoun

Every person.

prepare noun

Preparation

suspend verb

To halt something temporarily.

dinner noun

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).

another pronoun

An additional one of the same kind.