adjourn
Translation
to adjourn, to postpone, to suspend
Examples
The meeting was adjourned until Tuesday.
The meeting was adjourned until Tuesday.
Let's adjourn to the dining room.
Let's adjourn to the dining room.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to suspend (a meeting) for a period of time The meeting was adjourned for a week.
((to a place)) to move to (another place) We adjourned to the bar for drinks.
Similar Words
Synonyms: postpone, suspend, defer; Antonyms: convene, assemble
Etymology
From Old French 'ajorner' (to put off to an appointed day), from 'a-' (to) + 'jorn' (day).
Memory Tips
Think of 'ad-JOURN-ey' – you're ending one part of the journey (the meeting) for the day.