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[ uh -jurn ] SHOW IPA
/ əˈdʒɜrn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
to defer or postpone to a later time: They adjourned the meeting until the following Monday.
to defer or postpone (a matter) to a future meeting of the same body.
to defer or postpone (a matter) to some future time, either specified or not specified.
verb (used without object) to postpone, suspend, or transfer proceedings.
to go to another place: to adjourn to the parlor.
Origin of adjourn 1300–50; Middle English ajo (u )rnen <Middle French ajo (u )rner, equivalent to a- ad- + jorn- <Latin diurnus daily; see journal, journey
OTHER WORDS FROM adjourn pre·ad·journ, verb re·ad·journ, verb un·ad·journed, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adjourn adjoin, adjourn Words nearby adjourn adjigo, adjoin, adjoining, adjoint, adjoint differential equation, adjourn , adjournment, adjt., adjudge, adjudicate, adjudication
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Example sentences from the Web for adjourn Results of the investigation were not ready for lawmakers before the Legislature adjourn ed in March due to the coronavirus.
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It comes with the House days away from adjourn ing through the election, and with the two sides still at odds on key issues including aid to cities and states, liability protections for businesses, and the overall cost of the bill.
Pelosi, Mnuchin meet on economic relief deal as both sides express optimism | Erica Werner, Jeff Stein, Rachael Bade| September 30, 2020| Washington Post
Congress is supposed to adjourn at the end of next week through the election, although lawmakers could be called back to vote on a deal.
Pelosi abruptly shifts course, restarts relief push amid signs economy is straining | Erica Werner, Rachael Bade| September 24, 2020| Washington Post
[H]e may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper.
Obama’s Congressional Test | Michael Tomasky| August 10, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Boehner turned the vote to adjourn into a proxy battle over the tax cuts, and Speaker Pelosi won by a mere 210 votes to 209.
The GOP's Secret Weapon | Reihan Salam| October 1, 2010| DAILY BEAST
But there was no remedy but to wait till we made these people understand English, and to adjourn the story till that time.
The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton | Daniel Defoe
The packet has arrived, but brings no intelligence, except that it is doubtful whether Congress will adjourn this summer.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson
The Attorney General moved an amendment to adjourn the question until the 1st day of September next.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. V (of 12) | Various
After dinner we'll adjourn to their room and lighten it up a little.
Snow-Bound at Eagle's | Bret Harte
If it is agreeable, I think we will adjourn for just a minute.
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British Dictionary definitions for adjourn verb (intr) (of a court, etc) to close at the end of a session
to postpone or be postponed, esp temporarily or to another place
(tr) to put off (a problem, discussion, etc) for later consideration; defer
(intr) informal to move elsewhere let's adjourn to the kitchen to stop work
Derived forms of adjourn adjournment , noun Word Origin for adjourn C14: from Old French ajourner to defer to an arranged day, from a- to + jour day, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus daily, from diēs day
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