adjourn
11adjourn to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms adjourn to : present tense I/you/we/they adjourn to he/she/it adjourns to something present participle adjourning to something past tense adjourned to something past participle adjourned to something formal… …
12adjourn — verb ADVERB ▪ indefinitely, sine die (law) ▪ The trial was adjourned indefinitely. PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ The case was adjourned for a week …
13adjourn — verb 1 (I, T) if a meeting or law court adjourns, or if the person in charge adjourns it, it finishes or stops for a short time: The chairman has the power to adjourn the meeting at any time. (+ for/until): The trial was adjourned for two weeks.… …
14adjourn — UK [əˈdʒɜː(r)n] / US [əˈdʒɜrn] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms adjourn : present tense I/you/we/they adjourn he/she/it adjourns present participle adjourning past tense adjourned past participle adjourned to temporarily end something… …
15adjourn — /euh jerrn /, v.t. 1. to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court. 2. to defer or postpone to a later time: They adjourned the meeting until the following …
16adjourn — ad|journ [əˈdʒə:n US ə:rn] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: ajourner, from jour day ] 1.) [I and T] if a meeting, parliament, law court etc adjourns, or if the person in charge adjourns it, it stops for a short time ▪ It was almost noon… …
17adjourn — ad|journ [ ə dʒɜrn ] verb intransitive or transitive to temporarily end something such as a meeting or a trial: The case was adjourned until Monday. ╾ ad|journ|ment noun count or uncount ad journ to phrasal verb transitive FORMAL adjourn to… …
18adjourn — verb /ədʒɜː(r)n/ a) To postpone. The trial was adjourned for a week. b) Temporarily ending an event with intentions to complete it at another time or place. The court will adjourn for lunch …
19adjourn — [14] Adjourn originally meant ‘appoint a day for’, but over the centuries, such is human nature, it has come to be used for postponing, deferring, or suspending. It originated in the Old adjust 8 French phrase à jour nomé ‘to an appointed day’,… …
20adjourn — [[t]əʤɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] adjourns, adjourning, adjourned V ERG If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time. [be V ed] The proceedings have now been adjourned until next week... I am afraid the court may not… …
