Adjournment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the termination of a meeting

the act of postponing to another time or place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kəʃˈuːmənˌɑːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/kabɹˈɪləz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kabɹˈɪləz/

3 syllables Say it as /kəʃˈuːmənˌɑːɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissolution

Word Forms

adjourn	verb	close at the end of a session
dissolve	verb	bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unterbrechung

die Beendigung einer Sitzung

🇫🇷French

ajournement

la fin d'une réunion

🇪🇸Spanish

aplazamiento

la terminación de una reunión

🇮🇹Italian

aggiornamento

la conclusione di una riunione

🇳🇱Dutch

verdaging

het beëindigen van een vergadering

🇵🇹Portuguese

adiamento

o encerramento de uma reunião

🇷🇺Russian

отсрочка

прекращение встречи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थगन

एक बैठक की समाप्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থগিত

একটি সভা সমাপ্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்திவைப்பு

ஒரு கூட்டத்தின் முடிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

వాయిదా

సమావేశం ముగింపు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थगिती

बैठक समाप्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુલતવી

મીટિંગની સમાપ્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದೂಡಿಕೆ

ಸಭೆಯ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാറ്റിവയ്ക്കൽ

ഒരു മീറ്റിംഗിൻ്റെ സമാപനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਲਤਵੀ

ਇੱਕ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਪਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملتوی

میٹنگ کا خاتمہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

休会

会议的终止

🇯🇵Japanese

延期

会議の終了

🇰🇷Korean

연기

회의의 종료

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoãn lại

sự kết thúc của một cuộc họp

🇹🇭Thai

การเลื่อนออกไป

การยุติการประชุม

🇮🇩Indonesian

penundaan

penghentian suatu pertemuan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapaliban

ang pagwawakas ng isang pulong

🇲🇾Malay

penangguhan

penamatan sesuatu mesyuarat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأجيل

إنهاء الاجتماع

🇮🇷Persian

تعویق

ختم یک جلسه

🇹🇷Turkish

erteleme

bir toplantının sona ermesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְחִיָה

סיום פגישה

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The primary meaning of 'adjournment' is 'the termination of a meeting'.

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Using 'adjournment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'adjournment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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