/ əˈdʒɜːn; NAmE əˈdʒɜːrn/ verb
[ often passive ] to stop a meeting or an official process, especially a trial, for a period of time :
[ v ]
The court adjourned for lunch.
[ vn ]
The trial has been adjourned until next week.
► ad·journ·ment noun [ C , U ]:
The judge granted us a short adjournment.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- adjourn to ...
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense summon someone to appear on a particular day ): from Old French ajorner , from the phrase a jorn (nome) to an (appointed) day.