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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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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. 4. (intransitive) informal.
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SYNONYMY NOTE: adjourn is applied to the action as of a...
- French Translation of “Adjourn
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The meaning of ADJOURN is to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time. How to use adjourn in a sentence.
ADJOURN meaning: 1. to have a pause or rest during a formal meeting or trial: 2. to have a pause or rest during a…. Learn more.
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.
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Definition of adjourn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (intr) (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. (tr) to put off (a problem, discussion, etc) for later consideration; defer. 4. (intr) informal. a. to move elsewhere: let's adjourn to the kitchen. b. to stop work.
