What does adjourn mean?
Adjourn means (transitive) To postpone..
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/əˈd͡ʒɝn/ · verb
(transitive) To postpone..
The trial was adjourned for a week.
It is a common practice […]to adjourn the reformation of their lives to a further time.
The court will adjourn for lunch.
The Form of this motion is, “When this assembly adjourns, it adjourns to meet at such a time.”
When it's time for the fallout / And Saint Peter calls us all out / We'll just drop our agendas and adjourn
After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.
Use adjourn when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Adjourn means (transitive) To postpone..
Common synonyms include withdraw, break up, retire, recess.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The trial was adjourned for a week.
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