Verb: adjourn u'jurn
- Close at the end of a session
"The court adjourned";
- recess, break up
- Break from a meeting or gathering
"We adjourned for lunch";
- withdraw, retire
Derived forms: adjourning, adjourned, adjourns
Type of: cease, close, close down, close up, end, finish, fold, shut down, stop, terminate
Encyclopedia: Adjourn