adjourn.
To postpone.
Meaning & usage
To postpone.
The trial was adjourned for a week.
To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
To end or suspend an event.
The court will adjourn for lunch.
To move as a group from one place to another.
After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day").
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