adjourned; adjourning; adjourns
: to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
adjourn a meeting
Court is adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
1
: to suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place
Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.
2
: to move to another place
We adjourned to the library.
Examples of adjourn in a Sentence
The chairperson has adjourned the meeting.
Court is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow.
The meeting adjourned at 4:00.
Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.
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The House took no action in a very brief ceremonial session and adjourned until Monday after Senate Majority Leader John Thune sent back its own bipartisan measure passed last week that would fund DHS agencies except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
The Standoff Hardens Congress adjourned for two weeks with neither chamber willing to move.
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Surfside officials adjourned the meeting after public comment without hearing from commissioners.
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march 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
But instead of bringing the amendment resolution to a vote late Friday evening, the Senate adjourned until April 9.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
The Standoff Hardens Congress adjourned for two weeks with neither chamber willing to move.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Surfside officials adjourned the meeting after public comment without hearing from commissioners.
—Lauren Costantino
march 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
But instead of bringing the amendment resolution to a vote late Friday evening, the Senate adjourned until April 9.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Adjourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjourn. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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adjourn
verb
ad·journ
ə-ˈjərn 
1
: to bring or come to a close for a period of time
Congress adjourned
adjourn a meeting
2
: to move to another place
let us adjourn to the sitting room
adjournment
noun
-mənt
Legal Definition
adjourn
transitive verb
ad·journ
ə-ˈjərn
: to put off further proceedings of either indefinitely or until a later stated time : close formally
adjourning the session
: to suspend a session or meeting till another time or indefinitely : suspend formal business or procedure and disband
the congress will adjourn next month
adjournment
noun
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