adjourn

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Pronunciation

/əˈdʒɜːn/(uh-JURN)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

休会；延期；暂停（正式活动）

Definition

To temporarily stop a formal meeting or session, with the intention of resuming later.

Word family

  • adjournment/əˈdʒɜːnmənt/(n)休会

Collocations

  • adjourn a meeting
  • court adjourned
  • adjourn until
  • adjourn for lunch

Examples

  1. 1.The judge adjourned the trial until next Monday. (postpone)
  2. 2.Shall we adjourn for a coffee break? (pause temporarily)

Synonyms

  • postpone/pəʊstˈpəʊn/— delay to a later time
  • suspend/səˈspɛnd/— halt temporarily, can be indefinite
  • recess/rɪˈsɛs/— take a break, especially courts

Etymology

ad- (to) + journée (day) — move to another day