adjourn

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jorn (nome) ("to an (appointed) day")

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ədʒɜː(r)n/
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[edit] Verb

adjourn (third-person singular simple present adjourns, present participle adjourning, simple past and past participle adjourned)

  1. (transitive) To postpone.
    The trial was adjourned for a week.
  2. (transitive) Temporarily ending an event with intentions to complete it at another time or place.
  3. (intransitive) Of an event: To end or suspend
    The court will adjourn for lunch.
  4. (intransitive) To move from one place to another.
    After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.

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