adjourn
verb
- to move to another place
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒɝn/ / /əˈdʒɜːn/
verb
Etymology: From Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day").
- To postpone.
“The trial was adjourned for a week.”
- To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
“It is a common practice […]to adjourn the reformation of their lives to a further time.”
- To end or suspend an event.
“The court will adjourn for lunch.”
“The Form of this motion is, “When this assembly adjourns, it adjourns to meet at such a time.””
- To move as a group from one place to another.
“After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.”