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adjourn

verb

  1. to move to another place
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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").

  1. To postpone.

    The trial was adjourned for a week.

  2. To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

    It is a common practice […]to adjourn the reformation of their lives to a further time.

  3. 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.”

  4. To move as a group from one place to another.

    After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.