Words Like ADJOURN
We have put together a list of words that are similar to ADJOURN.
16 Alternative Words Similar to adjourn
3 examples of adjourn
1
to adjourn the meeting; to adjourn a debate.
2
congress adjourned at four o'clock; the court adjourned without day.
3
The men retired to the library
10 definitions of adjourn
1
To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or the action, of convened body
2
To suspend business for a time, as from one day to another, or for a longer period, or indefinitely; usually, to suspend public business, as of legislatures and courts, or other convened bodies
3
break from a meeting or gathering
4
close at the end of a session
5
To suspend until a later stated time.
6
To suspend proceedings to another time or place.
7
To move from one place to another: After the meal we adjourned to the living room.
8
To put off or defer, properly to another day, but also till a later period indefinitely.
9
Specifically To suspend the meeting of, as a public or private body, to a future day or to another place; also, defer or postpone to a future meeting of the same body: as, the court adjourned the consideration of the question.
10
To suspend a sitting or transaction till another day, or transfer it to another place: usually said of legislatures, courts, or other formally organized bodies: as, the legislature adjourned at four o'clock; the meeting adjourned to the town hall.