adjourn

Meaning

1. (transitive) To postpone.
2. (transitive) To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
3. (intransitive) To end or suspend an event.
4. (formal, intransitive, uncommon) To move as a group from one place to another.

Synonyms

postpone

delay

defer

put off

procrastinate

shelve

suspend

recess

dismiss

break up

move

break off

actuate

intermit

break short

close

withdraw

shut

rise

abort

stop

🛑

stir

end

🔚

prorogue

respite

lock

🔒

cease

interrupt

retire

shift

discharge

disagree

cancel

differ

apostatize

decelerate

immigrate

hold

cut short

cut off

affect

halt

cut

grant

give way

heave

come to an end

hold over

break in

fire

🔥

Translations

aplazar

aufschieben

vertagen

uitstellen

verdagen

aggiornare

ajourner

aanhouden

suspender

verschuiven

adiar

diferir

stunden

fristen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈd͡ʒɝn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ajournen

In summary

From Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day").