Adjourned
/əˈdʒɔːrn.d/
verbIntermediateCommonGeneral
Meaning
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Definitions
1
Suspend or postpone (a meeting, debate, or other gathering) to a later time.
/əˈdʒɔːrn.d/
verbneutralIntermediate
General
To suspend a meeting or session to a later time.
The committee will adjourn the meeting until next week.
💡 Simply: To delay or put off until later.
How It's Used
Legal
"The court will adjourn for lunch and reconvene at 1:30 PM."
Business
"Let's adjourn this meeting to next week so we can further discuss the proposal."
From Old French ajourner 'to adjourn', from a- 'to' + journey 'day's journey'.
Used since the 15th century, adjourn is derived from the Old French word 'ajourner', which means 'to give notice of a day for a journey'.
Memory tip
Think of a journey being postponed until a later time.
Practice
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Usage
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