adjourn
Intermediate (B1)
IPA: /əˈdʒɜrn/
KK: /əˈdʒɜrn/
intransitive verb
Definition
To stop a meeting or activity for a period of time, often to continue it later.
Example
The meeting will adjourn until next week.
Tense Forms
Past: adjourned
Past Participle: adjourned
Conversation
Are you ready to adjourn to the café for some coffee?
Sure! I could use a break from studying.
Great, let's finish up here and then we can adjourn.
Sounds good! I’m excited to relax a bit.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
depart
recess
withdraw
Antonyms
convene
assemble
continue
transitive verb
Definition
To pause or stop a meeting or event, with the intention of continuing it later.
Example
The meeting was adjourned until next week.
Tense Forms
Past: adjourned
Past Participle: adjourned
Conversation
Do you think we should adjourn the meeting until next week?
That sounds like a good idea; we need more time to prepare.
Yeah, I feel like we haven’t covered everything yet.
Root Explanation
Adjourn is formed from "ad-" (meaning to) and "journ" (from Latin "diurnus", meaning daily). The word means to suspend a meeting or session to a later time, effectively moving it to another day.
Memory Tip
Think of 'to' ('ad-') move something to another 'day' ('journ') — that's why adjourn means to pause a meeting until a later time.
Visually Confused Words
readjourn
adorn
preadjourn