adjourned; adjourning; adjourns
: to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
adjourn a meeting
Court is adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
1
: to suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place
Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.
2
: to move to another place
We adjourned to the library.
Examples of adjourn in a Sentence
The chairperson has adjourned the meeting.
Court is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow.
The meeting adjourned at 4:00.
Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.
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The rule was in effect briefly in 2022 and took effect again in April 2024 when the Legislature adjourned without permanently suspending it.
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Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
The lawsuit and ruling came less than 48 hours after Texas lawmakers adjourned the 89th Legislature after again failing to advance a bill to repeal the Texas Dream Act.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 6 July 2025
Court was adjourned until the afternoon when Subramanian was poised to speak on the bail issue.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Combs appeared overwhelmed as court adjourned for at least a few hours.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
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Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
The lawsuit and ruling came less than 48 hours after Texas lawmakers adjourned the 89th Legislature after again failing to advance a bill to repeal the Texas Dream Act.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 6 July 2025
Court was adjourned until the afternoon when Subramanian was poised to speak on the bail issue.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Combs appeared overwhelmed as court adjourned for at least a few hours.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
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“Adjourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjourn. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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adjourn
verb
ad·journ
ə-ˈjərn 
1
: to bring or come to a close for a period of time
Congress adjourned
adjourn a meeting
2
: to move to another place
let us adjourn to the sitting room
adjournment
noun
-mənt
Legal Definition
adjourn
transitive verb
ad·journ
ə-ˈjərn
: to put off further proceedings of either indefinitely or until a later stated time : close formally
adjourning the session
: to suspend a session or meeting till another time or indefinitely : suspend formal business or procedure and disband
the congress will adjourn next month
adjournment
noun
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