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adjourn

/ adjourn /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
close at the end of a session
"The court adjourned"
Type of:
end stop finish
Derived:
respite recess break time out adjournment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
break from a meeting or gathering
"We adjourned for lunch"
"The men retired to the library"
Type of:
close fold shut down
Kinds of:
prorogue
Derived:
withdrawal adjournment
Verb group:
seclude sequester sequestrate withdraw
Entails:
meet gather assemble
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
27%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

end stop finish close fold shut down prorogue