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- DictionaryAd·journ/əˈjərn/
verb
- 1. break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later: "the meeting was adjourned until December 4"
The meaning of ADJOURN is to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time. How to use adjourn in a sentence.
Adjourn definition: to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely. See examples of ADJOURN used in a sentence.
to rest or pause during a meeting or trial: [ T ] They adjourned the meeting until after lunch. adjournment. noun [ C/U ] us / əˈdʒɜrn·mənt /
To adjourn is to close a session of something, like at court. People also adjourn when they go to bed. When something is adjourned, it's over. This word comes up most often in court. Lawyers and citizens don't have the power to adjourn — to call a recess in the proceedings. Only a judge can adjourn the court.
1. To suspend proceedings to another time or place. 2. To move to a new location, especially to a less formal setting: After the meal, we adjourned to the living room.
1. (intransitive) (of a court, etc) to close at the end of a session. 2. to postpone or be postponed, esp temporarily or to another place. 3. (transitive) to put off (a problem, discussion, etc) for later consideration; defer. 4. (intransitive) informal.
to stop a meeting, especially a legal process, for a period of time or until a later date: The judge adjourned the case until March 31.
verb. /əˈdʒɜːn/ /əˈdʒɜːrn/ [intransitive, transitive, often passive] (formal) Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. to stop a meeting or an official process, especially a trial, for a period of time. The court adjourned for lunch. adjourn something The trial has been adjourned until next week. The chairman may adjourn the meeting at any time. Extra Examples.
A complete guide to the word "ADJOURN": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
To close a session or meeting for a time. Congress adjourned for the summer. Webster's New World. To suspend proceedings to another time or place. American Heritage. To move from a place of meeting ( to another place) Let's adjourn to the patio. Webster's New World. More Verb Definitions (6) Synonyms: retire. withdraw. break up. recess. prorogate.
