Definition of adjourn
transitive verb
: to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time adjourn a meeting Court is adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
intransitive verb
1 : to suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.
2 : to move to another place We adjourned to the library.
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Examples of adjourn in a Sentence
The chairperson has adjourned the meeting.
Court is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow.
The meeting adjourned at 4:00.
Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.
Origin and Etymology 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
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ADJOURN Defined for English Language Learners
adjourn
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: to end something (such as a meeting or session) for a period of time
ADJOURN Defined for Kids
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: to bring or come to a close for a period of time adjourn a meeting
adjournment
\-mənt\ nounLaw Dictionary
adjourn
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: to put off further proceedings of either indefinitely or until a later stated time : close formally adjourning the session
intransitive verb
adjournment
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