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- Dictionaryadjourn/əˈdʒəːn/
verb
- 1. break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later: "the meeting was adjourned until December 4"
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ADJOURN definition: 1. to have a pause or rest during a formal meeting or trial: 2. to have a pause or rest during a…. Learn more.
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.
adjourn in British English. (əˈdʒɜːn ) verb. 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.
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. Topics Working life c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
To adjourn is to close a session of something, like at court. People also adjourn when they go to bed.
ADJOURN meaning: to stop a meeting, especially a legal process, for a period of time or until a later date: . Learn more.
verb. /əˈdʒərn/. [intransitive, transitive, often passive] Verb Forms. 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.
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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.
