adjourn

//əˈdʒɜːn//
B2Frequency Level 12Formal
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Verb

adjournInfinitive
adjournPresent tense
adjournedPast tense
adjournedPast participle
adjourningPresent participle
adjournsThird-person singular
1

To suspend or postpone a meeting, session, or proceeding to a later time or indefinitely.

The judge decided to adjourn the trial until next Monday.

2

To move or go to another place, especially for relaxation or informal discussion.

After the meeting, we adjourned to the lounge for coffee.