adjourn

Definition

Examples

The chairperson decided to adjourn the board meeting until two o'clock this afternoon.

Word Family

Synonyms

• suspendhang freely
• recessa state of abeyance or suspended business

Collocations

• Easy adjourn for a coffee break
  to adjourn for a coffee break, meaning to close at the end of a session
• Medium adjourn the meeting until tomorrow
  to adjourn the meeting until tomorrow, meaning to close at the end of a session
• Hard motion to adjourn the proceedings
  to motion to adjourn the proceedings, meaning to show, express or direct through movement
• Very Hard adjourn sine die
  to adjourn sine die, meaning to close at the end of a session