adjourn
verb
ad·journ ə-ˈjərn 
adjourned; adjourning; adjourns
transitive verb
: to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
adjourn a meeting
Court is adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
intransitive verb
1
: to suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place
Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.
2
: to move to another place
We adjourned to the library.
Synonyms
- prorogate
- prorogue
- recess
- suspend
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Example Sentences
The chairperson has adjourned the meeting. Court is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow. The meeting adjourned at 4:00. Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.
Recent Examples on the Web Maryland’s General Assembly was set to adjourn its annual session late Monday, having taken dramatic votes to address systemic inequities in education, criminal and social justice and health. 
Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021 The legislature is scheduled to adjourn its session on Wednesday. Nicole Chavez, CNN, 15 Apr. 2022 Newsom is expected to sign more gun bills this month and in August, after lawmakers return from their summer break and adjourn this year’s legislative session. Hannah Wileystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 The legislators were poised to quickly adjourn, taking no action on the matter. Julia Musto, Fox News, 22 June 2022 House Bill 2627, which would accomplish this goal, is now pending in the Arizona House of Representatives, which is expected to adjourn in the next few weeks. Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 26 May 2022 But time is running out for action in the Georgia General Assembly, which is slated to adjourn next Monday. Fredreka Schouten, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022 The General Assembly is slated to adjourn Saturday but is likely to go into overtime to finish the budget — possibly returning next week for a final vote. Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022 Once the Senate passes the legislation along, the governor has six days to decide whether to veto the bill; the General Assembly will adjourn the final session of its four-year term April 11. Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2022 See More
Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021 The legislature is scheduled to adjourn its session on Wednesday. Nicole Chavez, CNN, 15 Apr. 2022 Newsom is expected to sign more gun bills this month and in August, after lawmakers return from their summer break and adjourn this year’s legislative session. Hannah Wileystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 The legislators were poised to quickly adjourn, taking no action on the matter. Julia Musto, Fox News, 22 June 2022 House Bill 2627, which would accomplish this goal, is now pending in the Arizona House of Representatives, which is expected to adjourn in the next few weeks. Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 26 May 2022 But time is running out for action in the Georgia General Assembly, which is slated to adjourn next Monday. Fredreka Schouten, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022 The General Assembly is slated to adjourn Saturday but is likely to go into overtime to finish the budget — possibly returning next week for a final vote. Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022 Once the Senate passes the legislation along, the governor has six days to decide whether to veto the bill; the General Assembly will adjourn the final session of its four-year term April 11. Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English ajornen, ajournen, adjornen "to set a day for reconvening (a court or assembly), suspend temporarily, postpone," borrowed from Anglo-French ajorner, ajourner, from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + jorn, jor "day," going back to Late Latin diurnum (Latin, "daily ration, daybook"), from neuter of Latin diurnus "daily" — more at diurnal entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Phrases Containing adjourn
Kids Definition
adjourn
verb
ad·journ ə-ˈjərn
adjourned; adjourning
: to bring or come to a close for a period of time
adjourn a meeting
Legal Definition
adjourn
transitive verb
ad·journ ə-ˈjərn
: to put off further proceedings of either indefinitely or until a later stated time : close formally
adjourning the session
intransitive verb
: to suspend a session or meeting till another time or indefinitely : suspend formal business or procedure and disband
the congress will adjourn next month
adjourning
verb
as in postponing
to bring to a formal close for a period of time the meeting was adjourned by the chairperson until further notice Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- postponing
- suspending
- recessing
- proroguing
- interrupting
- deferring
- prorogating
- reserving
- disbanding
- closing
- dispersing
- halting
- tabling
- stopping
- concluding
- terminating
- dissolving
- shelving
- ending
- discontinuing
- intermitting
- repealing
- calling
- revoking
- recalling
- annulling
- breaking off
- nullifying
- rescinding
- invalidating
- holding off
- aborting
- abrogating
- quashing
- putting off
- negating
- voiding
- wrapping up
- winding up
- calling off
- breaking up
- dropping
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- opening
- proceeding
- extending
- inaugurating
- launching
- continuing
- prolonging
- reopening
- resuming
- convening
- assembling
- renewing
- summoning
- calling
- rallying
- convoking
- carrying on
- drawing out
- mustering