verb
- The definition of adjourn means to end something either temporarily or permanently or to postpone it to another time or place.
A judge ordering a recess to court proceedings is an example of adjourn.
- Adjourn is defined as to move to a different location or to retreat to another place.
An example of adjourn is when you and your guests leave the kitchen to go have a drink outside.
adjourn
to put off or suspend until a future time: to adjourn a meeting
Origin of adjourn
Middle English ajournen from Old French ajourner from a jorn, at the (specified) day from a, at + jorn, day from Classical Latin diurnum, by day from diurnus, daily from dies, day: see deity- to close a session or meeting for a time: Congress adjourned for the summer
- Informal to move from a place of meeting (to another place): let's adjourn to the patio
adjourn
verb
ad·journed, ad·journ·ing, ad·journsverb
transitiveTo suspend until a later stated time.
verb
intransitive- To suspend proceedings to another time or place.
- To move to a new location, especially to a less formal setting: After the meal, we adjourned to the living room.
Origin of adjourn
Middle English ajournen from Old French ajourner a- to ( from Latin ad- ; see ad- . ) jour day ( from Late Latin diurnum ) ( from Latin diurnus daily ) ( from diēs day ; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.)Related Forms:
- ad·journ′ment
noun
adjourn
Verb
(third-person singular simple present adjourns, present participle adjourning, simple past and past participle adjourned)
Origin
From Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day")
adjourn - Legal Definition
v
To briefly delay, suspend,
or postpone a court proceeding. See also continuance.
