adjourn

verb
UK: /əˈdʒɜːn/
US: /əˈdʒɜːrn/

  1. To stop a meeting or trial for a period of time.

    1. Let's adjourn for lunch and come back at 2 PM. [ ] [ ]
    2. The judge decided to adjourn the court until the following Monday. [ ] [ ]

  2. To go somewhere else, typically for relaxation or another purpose.

    1. After dinner, we adjourn to the living room for coffee. [ ] [ ]
    2. The conference attendees will adjourn to the hotel bar after the final session. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

recess postpone suspend defer delay interrupt break off discontinue
adjourn transitive-verb

  1. To postpone or suspend a meeting to a future time or indefinitely.

    1. We had to adjourn the meeting because of a fire alarm. [ ] [ ]
    2. Due to the speaker's illness, the committee voted to adjourn the session. [ ] [ ]
adjourn intransitive-verb

  1. To end a meeting or activity.

    1. The meeting will adjourn in five minutes. [ ] [ ]
    2. After a lengthy discussion, the council decided to adjourn. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "adjourn" in English means: To stop a meeting or trial for a period of time., To go somewhere else, typically for relaxation or another purpose..

The phonetic transcription of "adjourn" is /əˈdʒɜːn/ in British English and /əˈdʒɜːrn/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "adjourn": recess, postpone, suspend, defer, delay, interrupt, break off, discontinue.

Example usage of "adjourn": "Let's adjourn for lunch and come back at 2 PM.". More examples on the page.