adjourned

ad-journed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense of adjourn; broke off a meeting or session with the intention of resuming later.

  2. 2.

    Suspended proceedings temporarily.

  3. 3.

    Moved or went to another place (formal).

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    adjourned sine die — Postponed indefinitely without setting a future date.
  • •
    adjourned until — Suspended until a specific time.
  • •
    court adjourned — The court session ended.

Related words

Antonyms: continued, convened, resumed
See also: adjourn, adjournment, postponed, suspended
Synonyms: deferred, postponed, recessed, suspended

Etymology

From Old French ajorner ("to set a date"), from a- ("to") + jorn ("day"), from Latin diurnus ("daily").