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.
Recent Examples of adjourn from the Web
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The House informed the Senate, which in turn voted to expel Blount on July 8, then adjourned for the summer, telling Blount to show up for hearings during the recess.
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Hillary Borrud and Gordon R. Friedman Oregon lawmakers adjourned Friday, and, with hundreds of bills and a roughly $21 billion budget passed, there are some happy campers and others not so pleased.
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The case has been adjourned to Aug. 8 for a decision on motions.
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The Illinois House earlier in the day quickly adjourned without considering an override.
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Some residents booed and jeered as the mayor and three other council members adjourned from the meeting.
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Residents, who booed when the meeting was adjourned, accused the mayor and his allies of overreacting.
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ALBANY—State lawmakers adjourned the legislative session late Wednesday night without renewing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s control of the city’s school system.
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School has adjourned for the summer and throngs of children can be found in City Centre — also known as Uptown.
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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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: to end something (such as a meeting or session) for a period of time
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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
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