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| adjourn [ ə júrn ] (3rd person present singular adjourns, present participle adjourning, past and past participle adjourned) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb suspend proceedings: to suspend the business of a court, legislature, or committee temporarily or indefinitely, or become suspended temporarily or indefinitely
  The court adjourned at one o'clock.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb postpone meeting: to postpone a meeting to another time, or become postponed
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3. transitive verb defer something: to defer a matter or an action to another time
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4. intransitive verb move as group: to move together from one place to another
We adjourned to the lounge.
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5. intransitive verb stop doing something: to stop the current activity
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informal
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Time to adjourn for today.
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| [14th century. < Old French ajourner< à jorn (nomé) 'to an (appointed) day'] |
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| adjournment noun |
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