Adjourn

Pronunciation

• IPA: /É™dʒɜː(ɹ)n/

Origin

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

Full definition of adjourn

Verb

1. (transitive) To postpone.The trial was adjourned for a week.
2. (transitive) To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
• BarrowIt is a common practice to adjourn the reformation of their lives to a further time.
3. (intransitive) To end or suspend an event.The court will adjourn for lunch.
4. (intransitive, formal, uncommon) To move from one place to another.After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.