Adjourn

verb

/əˈdʒɜːn/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo postpone.

"The trial was adjourned for a week."

2.verbTo defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

3.verbTo end or suspend an event.

"The court will adjourn for lunch."

4.verbTo move as a group from one place to another.

"After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar."

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