v. 25B6; verb
the hearing was adjourned : SUSPEND, break off, discontinue, interrupt, prorogue, stay, recess.
sentencing was adjourned until June 9 : POSTPONE, put off/back, defer, delay, hold over, shelve.
they adjourned to the sitting room for liqueurs : WITHDRAW, retire, retreat, take oneself; formal repair, remove; poetic/literary betake oneself.