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Definition of "adjourn" []
- To suspend until a later stated time. (verb-transitive)
- To suspend proceedings to another time or place. (verb-intransitive)
- To move from one place to another: After the meal we adjourned to the living room. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "adjourn" in a sentence
- "Ntsebeza said he had used the word "adjourn" advisedly in ending the day's proceedings."
- "Later Mr. Bobbsey learned that the senators and congressmen were meeting at night in order to finish a lot of work so they could the sooner end the session -- "adjourn," as it is called."
- "Inviting the opposition to 'adjourn' their effort to adjourn Assembly sessions, Mr. Bhattacharjee said they could instead join hands with the government for the State's development."