Adjourn Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (2024)

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adjourn to — adjournment

adjourn

ˈʤɚn/

verb

adjourns;

adjourned;

adjourning

adjourn

ˈʤɚn/

verb

adjourns;

adjourned;

adjourning

Britannica Dictionary definition of ADJOURN

:

to end something (such as a meeting or session) for a period of time

[+ object]

  • The chairperson has adjourned the meeting.

  • Court is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow.

  • This meeting is adjourned.

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[no object]

  • The meeting adjourned at 4:00.

  • Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.

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adjourn to

[phrasal verb]

adjourn to (a place)

:

to leave one place and go to (another place) after the end of a meeting, discussion, etc.

  • After the ceremony, we adjourned to the garden where lunch was served.

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often used humorously

  • Are we done here? Good, let's adjourn to the bar.

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See Also
Adjournment

— adjournment

ˈʤɚnmənt/

noun,

plural

adjournments

[count]

  • a six-hour meeting with only two brief adjournments

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[noncount]

  • The adjournment of Congress will be delayed until the budget is complete.

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Adjourn Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (2024)
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