Adjourned

As a Verb (Past Tense of Adjourn)

1. Temporarily stopped or postponed a meeting, discussion, or event.
2. Moved to another place or time for continuation.

As Other Form

• Adjourn (Verb): To suspend proceedings temporarily or move them to a later time.
• Adjournment (Noun): The act of pausing or postponing an event.

Word History

The word adjourn comes from the Old French ajourner, meaning “to postpone to another day.” It is derived from a- (to) and jour (day), originally used in legal and official contexts to mean delaying a session until a future date.

Examples

1. The court session was adjourned until next Monday.
2. After a long debate, the meeting was adjourned for lunch.
3. The committee adjourned to a private room for further discussion.

Synonyms

Postponed, suspended, delayed, recessed, deferred

Related Words

Pause, break, interruption, continuation

Antonyms

Resumed, continued, proceeded, carried on