adjourn

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ədʒɜː(r)n/

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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.

Translations

to postpone

Bulgarian: отлагам (bg), отсрочвам (bg) Catalan: ajornar (ca), posposar (ca) Dutch: uitstellen (nl) Hungarian: elnapol (hu)

Romanian: amâna (ro) Russian: отложить (ru) pf., откладывать (ru) impf.; отсрочить (ru) pf., отсрочивать (ru) impf.; оттянуть (ru) pf., оттягивать (ru) impf. (intentionally) Spanish: suspender (es), posponer (es)

temporarily ending an event with intentions to complete it at another time or place

Bulgarian: прекъсвам (bg), правя пауза (bg) Catalan: ajornar (ca)

Dutch: onderbreken (nl) Russian: делать перерыв, объявлять перерыв

to end or suspend an event

Bulgarian: закривам (bg) Catalan: suspendre (ca) Dutch: stopzetten (nl), afgelasten (nl)

Russian: in different meanings закрыть, прекратить, прервать (ru), etc. Spanish: suspender (es)

to move from one place to another

Bulgarian: премествам (bg)

Russian: переместить (ru)

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French: ajourner (fr) (1) (2) (3), mouvoir (fr) (4) Spanish: posponer (es) (1), aplazar (es) (2), aplazarse (es) (3) Turkish: ertelemek

See also

• adjournment