- (v.t.) To put off or defer to another day or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting or the action, of convened body; as, to adjourn the meeting; to adjourn a debate.
- (v.i.) To suspend business for a time, as from one day to another or for a longer period or indefinitely; usually, to suspend public business, as of legislatures and courts or other convened bodies; as, congress adjourned at four o'clock; the court adjourned without day.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). adjourn. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/adjourn/definitions/1970980 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "adjourn" http://smartdefine.org/adjourn/definitions/1970980 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, adjourn, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/adjourn/definitions/1970980>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "adjourn" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/adjourn/definitions/1970980> |