adjourn

CEFRC2

/əˈd͡ʒɝn/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To stop a meeting or court case until a later time.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

Examples

  • Let's adjourn to the dining room for dinner.

  • The Diet will adjourn for three months.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To end or suspend an event.

  2. To postpone.

  3. To move as a group from one place to another.

More examples

In context

  • I move that the meeting adjourn.

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

  • The trial was adjourned for a week.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The judge decided to blank the trial until the witness could testify.

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Origin

verb

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