verb
- to suspend or end a meeting, session, or court proceeding temporarily or permanently
- to move from one place to another, especially after a meeting or gathering
Usage: formal; legal contexts
Usage: often followed by ‘to’
Examples
- The judge decided to adjourn the trial until next week.
- The committee will adjourn for lunch at noon.
- Congress adjourned for the summer recess.
- The meeting was adjourned due to lack of quorum.
- After dinner, the guests adjourned to the living room.
- The court adjourned without reaching a verdict.
- Let’s adjourn this discussion until tomorrow.