adjourn

ad·journ

verb \ə-ˈjərn\

Definition of ADJOURN

transitive verb

: to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time

intransitive verb

1

: to suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place

2

: to move to another place

Examples of ADJOURN

1. The chairperson has adjourned the meeting.
2. Court is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow.
3. The meeting adjourned at 4:00.
4. Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.

Origin of ADJOURN

Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner to order to appear in court on a certain day, from a- (from Latin ad-) + jour day — more at journey

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to ADJOURN

Synonyms

prorogate, prorogue, recess, suspend

Related Words

break off, disband, discontinue, disperse, intermit, interrupt; defer, hold off, postpone, put off, reserve, shelve, table; dissolve, end, halt, stop, terminate; break up, close, conclude, wind up, wrap up; abort, call, call off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke; abrogate, annul, invalidate, negate, nullify, quash, void

Near Antonyms

inaugurate, launch, open; carry on, continue, draw out, extend, proceed, prolong; renew, reopen, resume; assemble, call, convene, convoke, muster, rally, summon

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with ADJOURN

astern, attorn, casern, concern, discern, downturn, epergne, eterne, extern, heartburn, Hepburn, intern, in turn, inurn, kick turn, lucerne, Lucerne, nocturn, nocturne, outturn, return, sauternes, secern, sojourn, star turn, stem turn, step turn, sunburn, unlearn, upturn, U-turn, windburn