ADJOURN


Meaning of ADJOURN in English

/ 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.

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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.