Dictionary entries for 'adjourn'

Synonyms

defer
delay
hold off
hold up
postpone
remit
shelve
stay
suspend
table
waive

ad·journ (ə-jûrń)

[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-).]

verb: -journed, -journ·ing, -journs.

transitive verb

To suspend until a later stated time.

intransitive verb

To suspend proceedings to another time or place.
To move from one place to another: After the meal we adjourned to the living room.

derivatives

ad·jourńment: noun

verb: -journed, -journ·ing, -journs.

transitive verb

intransitive verb

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition