Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To postpone.

    The trial was adjourned for a week.

    unterbrechen, vertagen

    отложи́тьotložítʹ, откла́дыватьotkládyvatʹ, отсро́читьotsróčitʹ

  2. (transitive)To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

    aufschieben

    де́лать переры́вdélatʹ, объявля́ть переры́вobʺjavljátʹ

  3. (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

  4. (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 sentences
  1. The committee adjourned for two weeks.

  2. The meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.

  3. The meeting was adjourned until the next week.

    ruВстречу отложили до следующей недели. — odexed

    deDie Besprechung wurde auf nächste Woche verschoben. — Dani6187

  4. The meeting was adjourned until the following week.

    ruВстречу отложили до следующей недели. — odexed

  5. 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 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
to postpone:
to defer:
to end or suspend an event:
to move from one place to another:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to postpone:
to defer:
to end or suspend an event:
to move from one place to another:

Origin

From Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a

From 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, adjourned
Base formadjourn · to adjourn
3rd person singularadjourns
Present participleadjourning
Past simpleadjourned
Past participleadjourned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyadjourn
he, she, itadjourns

Past simpleLesson

all personsadjourned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave adjourned
he, she, ithas adjourned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill adjourn

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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