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Adjourn

verb/kæsˈuːn/
Definition
close at the end of a session
break from a meeting or gathering
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kæsˈuːn/
🇬🇧British English
/kabɹˈɛtəz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kabɹˈɛtəz/
2 syllables Say it as /kæsˈuːn/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbclose at the end of a session
“The court adjourned”
verbbreak from a meeting or gathering
“We adjourned for lunch”
Word Forms
adjournmentnounthe termination of a meeting
recessnouna pause from doing something (as work)
withdrawalnounthe act of withdrawing
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
vertagen
am Ende einer Sitzung schließen
🇫🇷French
ajourner
fermer à la fin d'une session
🇪🇸Spanish
aplazar
cerrar al final de una sesión
🇮🇹Italian
aggiornare
chiudere al termine di una sessione
🇳🇱Dutch
verdagen
sluiten aan het einde van een sessie
🇵🇹Portuguese
adiar
fechar no final de uma sessão
🇷🇺Russian
отложить
закрыть в конце сеанса
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्थगित
सत्र के अंत में बंद करें
🇧🇩Bengali
স্থগিত করা
একটি অধিবেশন শেষে বন্ধ
🇮🇳Tamil
ஒத்திவைக்க
ஒரு அமர்வின் முடிவில் மூடவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
వాయిదా వేయండి
సెషన్ ముగింపులో మూసివేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
स्थगित करणे
सत्राच्या शेवटी बंद करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
મુલતવી રાખવું
સત્રના અંતે બંધ કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮುಂದೂಡು
ಅಧಿವೇಶನದ ಕೊನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಚ್ಚಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മാറ്റിവെക്കുക
ഒരു സെഷൻ്റെ അവസാനം അടയ്ക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੁਲਤਵੀ
ਇੱਕ ਸੈਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੰਦ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
ملتوی
ایک سیشن کے اختتام پر بند کریں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
休会
会话结束时关闭
🇯🇵Japanese
休会する
セッションの終了時に閉じる
🇰🇷Korean
연기하다
세션이 끝나면 닫습니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hoãn lại
đóng vào cuối phiên
🇹🇭Thai
เลื่อนออกไป
ปิดท้ายเซสชั่น
🇮🇩Indonesian
menunda
tutup di akhir sesi
🇵🇭Filipino
ipagpaliban
isara sa pagtatapos ng isang sesyon
🇲🇾Malay
menangguhkan
ditutup pada akhir sesi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تأجيل
إغلاق في نهاية الجلسة
🇮🇷Persian
به تعویق انداختن
در پایان یک جلسه بسته شود
🇹🇷Turkish
ertelemek
oturumun sonunda kapat
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִדחוֹת
לסגור בסוף הפגישה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'adjourn'?
The primary meaning of 'adjourn' is 'close at the end of a session'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'adjourn' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'adjourn' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'adjourn' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'adjourn' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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