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- [uh-jurn]
- /əˈdʒɜrn/
- /əˈdʒɜːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-jurn]
- /əˈdʒɜrn/
Definitions of adjourn word
- verb adjourn If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time. 3
- verb adjourn (of a court, etc) to close at the end of a session 3
- verb adjourn to postpone or be postponed, esp temporarily or to another place 3
- verb adjourn to put off (a problem, discussion, etc) for later consideration; defer 3
- verb adjourn to move elsewhere 3
- verb adjourn to stop work 3
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Origin of adjourn
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English ajo(u)rnen < Middle French ajo(u)rner, equivalent to a- ad- + jorn- < Latin diurnus daily; see journal, journey
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Parts of speech for Adjourn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
adjourn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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verb adjourn
- defer — If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
- recess — temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- put off — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
Antonyms for adjourn
verb adjourn
- hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
- carry out — If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
- convene — If someone convenes a meeting or conference, they arrange for it to take place. You can also say that people convene or that a meeting convenes.
- convoke — to call (a meeting, assembly, etc) together; summon
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