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adjourn

/əˈdʒɜrn/ /əˈdʒɜːn/
verb Regular verbadjourn adjourned
FormalLaw
  1. 1 (toplantıya/duruşmaya) ara vermek, ertelemek

Definition (English)

To stop a meeting or trial for a period of time, planning to continue it later.

Example Sentences

  1. The judge decided to adjourn the trial until Monday.
    Yargıç, davayı Pazartesi gününe kadar ertelemeye karar verdi.
  2. Let's adjourn for lunch and continue at two o'clock.
    Öğle yemeği için ara verelim ve saat ikide devam edelim.
Formal
  1. 1 (başka bir yere) geçmek

Definition (English)

To go together to another place after a meeting or meal.

Example Sentences

  1. After dinner, we adjourned to the living room for coffee.
    Yemekten sonra kahve için oturma odasına geçtik.
  2. The team adjourned to a nearby café to celebrate.
    Ekip kutlamak için yakındaki bir kafeye geçti.

Verb Forms Regular

Base adjourn
/əˈdʒɜrn/
Past adjourned
/əˈdʒɜrnd/
Participle adjourned
/əˈdʒɜrnd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edadjourn → adjourned

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. adjourned /əˈdʒɜrnd/

Synonyms

suspendrecesspostpone

Antonyms

reconveneresume

Collocations

adjourn the meetingadjourn for lunchadjourn until tomorrowadjourn the session

Related Words

meetingsessioncourtdiscussionagendaminutes