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adjourn English

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adjourn Verb

— If you adjourn a meeting, you end it. The trial was adjourned when the defendant was found innocent.

adjourn

— verb close at the end of a session The court adjourned — verb (= retire) break from a meeting or gathering We adjourned for lunch The men retired to the library

Synonyms adjourn synonyms

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adjourn English » English

postpone delay defer put off procrastinate suspend shelve recess dismiss move break up break off withdraw stop stir shut shift rise retire respite prorogue lock interrupt intermit end close cease break short actuate abort yield work wash out walk back vary transpose transition transfer terminated terminate temporize switch stop over step back step stay stand back stall snub slow down

Conjugation adjourn conjugation

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adjourn · verb

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I motion we adjourn to the nearest saloon and talk over this episode at length.
If the Ladies' Gardening Group can adjourn their meeting. I've got some news.
We adjourn to consult.
And, now, my dear Mr. Collins, shall we adjourn to the dining room?
We'll adjourn till after lunch.
I move that the court adjourn.
Very well, we will adjourn until tomorrow morning at 10:30.
I move we adjourn.
Mr. Speaker! - At this point of the discussion I adjourn the House until this afternoon at 3:00.
After the first course, there was a move to adjourn.
Then I should like to propose that we formally adjourn for two weeks.
Court will adjourn.
If the defense so desires, I will adjourn for a short time so that the prisoner may gain control of himself.
Will you adjourn court?
The court will adjourn.
We have to adjourn now, it's getting near curfew.
Under the circumstances I think we should adjourn.
I adjourn this meeting.
At this point of the discussion I adjourn the House until this afternoon at 3:00.
I guess we may as well adjourn until after the tests.
The court will adjourn for a short recess.
If the defence so desires, I will adjourn for a short time so that the prisoner may gain control of himself.
Well, then may I suggest that the court adjourn to the Bal du Paradis this evening and take an official look at. at the crime?
We'd better adjourn now.
Then I don't see any reason why we can't adjourn the hearing. If there are no objections.
I move we adjourn out of respect until further notice.
Come gentlemen. We'll adjourn to the library.
The court will adjourn to deliberate.
They promised to adjourn the proceedings.
Then I think we can adjourn at this point for an hour.
And I ask this court adjourn and reconvene aboard that vessel.
We could adjourn for liquid refreshment.
Let us adjourn ourselves to the nearest table and overlook this establishment's board of fare.
We will adjourn until tomorrow morning.
Your Honour, in light of the new testimony. may we adjourn?
It matters not, mon frere. And after desserts, we'll adjourn to our second-floor room at the Offramp Inn.

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The Court's President complied with the lawyer's motion to adjourn the proceedings until the Constitutional Council ruled on the constitutionality of the laws under which Chirac is charged.

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