adjourn
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adjourn
- /əˈd͡ʒɝn/ US
- /əˈdʒɜːn/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day").
verb adjourns · adjourning · adjourned
- To postpone. The trial was adjourned for a week.
- To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely. It is a common practice […]to adjourn the reformation of their lives to a further time.
- To end or suspend an event. The court will adjourn for lunch.
- To move as a group from one place to another. After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.
