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adjourn

ad·journ [ ə júrn ] (past and past participle ad·journed, present participle ad·journ·ing, 3rd person present singular ad·journs)


verb 
Definition:
 
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.

2. transitive and intransitive verb postpone meeting: to postpone a meeting to another time, or become postponed

3. transitive verb defer something: to defer a matter or an action to another time

4. intransitive verb move as group: to move together from one place to another
We adjourned to the lounge.

5. intransitive verb stop doing something: to stop the current activity ( informal )
Time to adjourn for today.

[14th century. < Old French ajourner< à jorn (nomé) "to an (appointed) day"]

ad·journ·ment noun
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