Definition of Adjourn

1. Verb. Close at the end of a session. "The court adjourned"

Exact synonyms: Break Up, Recess
Generic synonyms: Cease, End, Finish, Stop, Terminate
Derivative terms: Adjournment, Recess

2. Verb. Break from a meeting or gathering. "The men retired to the library"
Exact synonyms: Retire, Withdraw
Related verbs: Seclude, Sequester, Sequestrate, Withdraw
Generic synonyms: Close, Close Down, Close Up, Fold, Shut Down
Specialized synonyms: Prorogue
Entails: Assemble, Foregather, Forgather, Gather, Meet
Derivative terms: Adjournment, Withdrawal

Definition of Adjourn

1. v. t. To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or the action, of convened body; as, to adjourn the meeting; to adjourn a debate.

2. v. i. To suspend business for a time, as from one day to another, or for a longer period, or indefinitely; usually, to suspend public business, as of legislatures and courts, or other convened bodies; as, congress adjourned at four o'clock; the court adjourned without day.

Definition of Adjourn

1. Verb. (transitive) To postpone. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) Temporarily ending an event with intentions to complete it at another time or place. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) Of an event: To end or suspend ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To move from one place to another. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Adjourn

1. to suspend until a later time [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adjourn

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adjoinant
adjoined
adjoinedly
adjoining
adjoining room
adjoins
adjoint
adjointable
adjointness
adjointnesses
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adjourn (current term)
adjournal
adjournals
adjourned
adjourner
adjourners
adjourning
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adjournments
adjourns
adjudg
adjudge
adjudged
adjudger
adjudgers

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