Adjourn
verb
Delay or postpone a meeting to a later time.
The coach decided to adjourn the meeting until the next day due to the severe weather conditions.
Often appears as...
- adjourn a meeting
- adjourn a session
verb
End a session of a court or other official group.
The judge adjourned the court until 2pm.
Often appears as...
- adjourn the court
- adjourn the session
Usage tips
Formal
verb
Move a meeting or event to another place.
Due to the heat, the event was adjourned to the indoors auditorium.
Often appears as...
- adjourn to a venue
- adjourn to a location
verb
Delay or postpone a meeting to a later time.
The coach decided to adjourn the meeting until the next day due to the severe weather conditions.
Often appears as...
- adjourn a meeting
- adjourn a session
verb
End a session of a court or other official group.
The judge adjourned the court until 2pm.
Often appears as...
- adjourn the court
- adjourn the session
Usage tips
Formal
verb
Move a meeting or event to another place.
Due to the heat, the event was adjourned to the indoors auditorium.
Often appears as...
- adjourn to a venue
- adjourn to a location
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Temporary Pause
Use 'adjourn' when a meeting is paused temporarily and will resume later.
We'll adjourn now and reconvene after lunch.
Pro Tip 2/3Predicted Resumption
'Adjourn' often implies a specific time or condition when the event will continue.
Let's adjourn until the power outage is resolved.
Pro Tip 3/3Formality
In formal scenarios like official meetings, 'adjourn' is commonly used to signify a break.
The committee will adjourn for a fifteen-minute break.
Pro Tip 1/3Temporary Pause
Use 'adjourn' when a meeting is paused temporarily and will resume later.
We'll adjourn now and reconvene after lunch.
Pro Tip 2/3Predicted Resumption
'Adjourn' often implies a specific time or condition when the event will continue.
Let's adjourn until the power outage is resolved.
Pro Tip 3/3Formality
In formal scenarios like official meetings, 'adjourn' is commonly used to signify a break.
The committee will adjourn for a fifteen-minute break.
Pro Tip 1/3Temporary Pause
Use 'adjourn' when a meeting is paused temporarily and will resume later.
We'll adjourn now and reconvene after lunch.
Pro Tip 2/3Predicted Resumption
'Adjourn' often implies a specific time or condition when the event will continue.
Let's adjourn until the power outage is resolved.
Pro Tip 3/3Formality
In formal scenarios like official meetings, 'adjourn' is commonly used to signify a break.
The committee will adjourn for a fifteen-minute break.
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Video examples
Nalini Nadkarni: For the...
learning that I could engage rap singers to engage urban youth at risk urban youth in terms of understanding the importance of trees I hired a rap singer named caution we brought together 40 at-risk kids from Tacoma Washington we spent five days at the college campus where I taught and in the afternoons we adjourn to the music
Video examples
Nalini Nadkarni: For the...
learning that I could engage rap singers to engage urban youth at risk urban youth in terms of understanding the importance of trees I hired a rap singer named caution we brought together 40 at-risk kids from Tacoma Washington we spent five days at the college campus where I taught and in the afternoons we adjourn to the music
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Mitch Daniels
American Politician
And before our current legislature adjourns, we intend to become the first state of full and true choice by saying to every low and middle-income Hoosier family, if you think a non-government school is the right one for your child, you're as entitled to that option as any wealthy family; here's a voucher, go sign up.
Quote examples
Mitch Daniels
American Politician
And before our current legislature adjourns, we intend to become the first state of full and true choice by saying to every low and middle-income Hoosier family, if you think a non-government school is the right one for your child, you're as entitled to that option as any wealthy family; here's a voucher, go sign up.
Example 1 of 1
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