adjourned
əˈdʒɜːrnd
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Definition of adjourned - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
schedulingsuspended until a later time or date
  • The meeting was adjourned until next Monday.
deferred postponed
2.
meetingsuspended or paused temporarily
  • The adjourned meeting will continue tomorrow.
halted paused suspended
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Expressions with adjourned

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officially announce that a meeting or event is ended
The chair declared the meeting adjourned at noon.
officially pause or end a meeting until later
The court will stand adjourned until tomorrow morning.

Origin of adjourned

Old French, ajourner (to postpone)

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legislative
declare a session adjourned due to lack of quorum

Examples of adjourned in a sentence

  • The session was adjourned for lunch.
  • The adjourned session will resume next week.
  • An adjourned conference call is scheduled later.

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  1. French:ajourné, interrompu, ...
  2. German:vertagt, unterbrochen, ...
  3. Italian:aggiornato, ...
  4. Spanish:aplazado, pospuesto, ...
  5. Portuguese:suspenso, interrompido, ...
  6. Chinese:暂停的, 中止的, ...
  7. Japanese:延期された, 休会中の, ...
  8. Arabic:مُؤَجَّل, مُوَقَّت, ...
  9. Hebrew:נִדְחֶה, מוּשְׁהֶה, ...
  10. Russian:отложенный, перенесенный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:перенесений, ...
  12. Hindi:स्थगित, विरामित, ...
adjourn
əˈdʒɜrn

Definition of adjourn - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

1.
temporary pausetr.suspend a meeting to resume latertr.
  • The chairperson decided to adjourn the meeting until next week.
defer postpone suspend
2.
movementintr.Datedmove as a group to another placeintr.Dated
  • The committee adjourned to the conference room.
defer postpone suspend
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Origin of adjourn

Old French, ajorner (to meet)

Examples of adjourn in a sentence

  • The judge decided to adjourn the court for lunch.
  • The group decided to adjourn to the dining hall.
  • After the meeting, they adjourned to the lobby.

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  1. French:ajourner, aller, ...
  2. German:vertagen, sich begeben, ...
  3. Italian:sospendere, aggiornarsi, ...
  4. Spanish:suspender, trasladarse, ...
  5. Portuguese:suspender, dirigir-se, ...
  6. Chinese:延期, 移步, ...
  7. Japanese:休会する, 移動する, ...
  8. Arabic:عَلَّقَ, اِنْتَقَلَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לִדְחוֹת, לַעֲבוֹר, ...
  10. Russian:отложить, перемещаться, ...
  11. Ukrainian:відкласти, переміщатися, ...
  12. Hindi:स्थगित करना, चले जाना, ...

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