adjourn

[US]/əˈdʒɜːn/
[UK]/əˈdʒɜːrn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. suspend a meeting temporarily or move to another place
vt. postpone; interrupt or defer.

Phrases & Collocations

adjourn court

adjourn meeting

adjourn session

adjourn temporarily

Example Sentences

The motion to adjourn was carried.

The motion to adjourn passed.

they adjourned to a local pub.

the case was adjourned sine die.

We adjourned the discussion.

We adjourned for lunch.

sentence was adjourned for a social inquiry report.

The meeting adjourned to New York.

The meeting will be adjourned till next Wednesday.

The meeting adjourned at five o'clock.

the meeting was adjourned until December 4.

After the meal we adjourned to the living room.

We'll adjourn the meeting here and discuss remaining issues after lunch.

Real-world Examples

The trial has been adjourned until January.

Source: AP Listening November 2013 Collection

The House has now adjourned until Friday.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2016

Formally convening and then immediately adjourning.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation January 2014

Khin Maung Zaw said the hearings have been adjourned until next Monday, July 5.

Source: VOA Daily Standard July 2021 Collection

Your Honor. - Court is now adjourned.

Source: CHERNOBYL HBO

Shall we adjourn to the wine cellar?

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

So get it done. Meeting adjourned.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

The US House of Representatives adjourned.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

House is said to plan to vote on the package before it adjourns for the year on Friday.

Source: NPR News December 2013 Compilation

I'm adjourning to the media room.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

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