adjourn
To postponeTo postpone.
» The committee adjourned for two weeks.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To postpone.
The trial was adjourned for a week.
unterbrechen, vertagen
отложи́тьotložítʹ, откла́дыватьotkládyvatʹ, отсро́читьotsróčitʹ
(transitive)To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
aufschieben
де́лать переры́вdélatʹ, объявля́ть переры́вobʺjavljátʹ
(intransitive)To end or suspend an event.
The court will adjourn for lunch.
schließen, aufheben
in different meanings закры́тьzakrýtʹ, прекрати́тьprekratítʹ, прерва́тьprervátʹ
close at the end of a session
(formal, intransitive, uncommon)To move as a group from one place to another.
After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.
sich begeben, sich zurückziehen, verlegen (venue)
перемести́тьсяperemestítʹsja
Examples
25 sentencesThe committee adjourned for two weeks.
The meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned until the next week.
ruВстречу отложили до следующей недели. — odexed
deDie Besprechung wurde auf nächste Woche verschoben. — Dani6187
The meeting was adjourned until the following week.
ruВстречу отложили до следующей недели. — odexed
We adjourned the meeting until the following Friday.
ruМы отложили встречу до следующей пятницы. — odexed
deWir vertagten die Konferenz auf den folgenden Freitag. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase aFrom Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day").
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Forms
adjourns, adjourning, adjourned, adjournedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle