Definition of: adjourn

(ə·jûrn′) v.t.
1. To put off to another day or place, as a meeting or session; postpone.
2. To put off to the next session, as the decision of a council.
—v.i.
3. To postpone or suspend proceedings for a specified time: The court adjourned for three days.
4. To move or go to another place: Shall we adjourn to the porch? See synonyms under PROCRASTINATE, POSTPONE. [<OF ajorner. ajurner <LL adjurnare set a day <L ad- to 4- diurnus daily < dies day]