English > adjourn: 2 senses > verb 2, social| Meaning | break from a meeting or gathering. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
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| Example | "We adjourned for lunch" |
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| Synonyms | withdraw, retire |
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| Entails | meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather | Collect in one place |
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| Narrower | prorogue | adjourn by royal prerogative |
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| Broader | close up, close, fold, shut down, close down | Cease to operate or cause to cease operating |
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| Similar to | seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw | Keep away from others |
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| Spanish | aplazar, retirar, suspender |
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| Nouns | adjournment | the act of postponing to another time or place |
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