adjourn

Related to adjourn: special session

adjourn for (something)

To temporarily end a meeting or gathering for a certain reason with the intent of continuing it at a later time. Since we were getting hungry, we decided to adjourn for lunch.

See also: adjourn

adjourn to (some place)

To suspend a meeting or gathering with the intent of continuing it in another location. There was a mishap in scheduling for the conference room, so we had to adjourn to the cramped office next door and finish our meeting there.

See also: adjourn

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

adjourn for

a time to bring a meeting to a temporary close so the participants can take part in some other activity. We must adjourn for the day.

See also: adjourn

adjourn to (some place)

to bring a meeting to a temporary close so the participants can move to another place (where the meeting will be started again). We adjourned to the sitting room.

See also: adjourn

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

adjourn for
adjourn for (something)
go hungry
hungry for
hungry for (something)
could eat the crutch out of a low-flying duck
hunter
(as) hungry as a hunter

References in periodicals archive

The judge accepted the request and adjourned hearing of the case.

Case against Dar adjourned till Sep 12

Sheriff Craig Harris agreed and refused to adjourn the trial.

Woman walks free over alleged attack

Guia also said that Comelec Commissioners will have its meeting regarding election matters while the NBOC is adjourned.

Board of Canvassers for midterm polls set to convene at 3 p.m

Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeals on Wednesday adjourned hearings in four terror-related cases to February 7.

Hearings in four terror-related cases adjourned

THE case against a woman accused of stealing a chocolate bar from a newsagent's shop has been adjourned again.

72p chocolate bar theft case adjourned

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Parliament has adjourned its session of today (Sunday) due to clashes inside the Parliament between members of the Sadrist Trend and the State of Law, about the General Amnesty Law and differences surrounding some of its articles, Aswat al-Iraq Correspondent in the Parliament reported.

Parliament session adjourned due to clashes

The case against Gazza, who owes the taxman pounds 32,000, was adjourned for a further two weeks at a brief hearing at the High Court in London.

Reprieve for Gazza

Asset management company Neuberger Berman Group LLC reported on Friday that Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc (NYSE Amex:NOX) and Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE:NHS) have adjourned their joint annual meeting of stockholders.

Two Neuberger Berman closed-end funds adjourn joint annual meeting of stockholders

I therefore propose to adjourn the hearing until then."

WALES: Murder trial is delayed further

Our judge then decided it was time, after four minutes of trial testimony, to adjourn the case until November 28th, the day after Thanksgiving.

Judging NYC Housing Court judges

The parliamentary affairs minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla requested Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani to adjourn the session due to the death of a sitting MPA.

Sindh Assembly session adjourned without taking up agenda

Appearing before the apex court, the Sharif family's attorney requested to adjourn the case to prepare a better case in the meantime, responding to which, the chief justice ordered him to contribute a payment of Rs.1 million in benefit to the dam funds.

CJP adjourns Sharif's sugar mills case

'The session was adjourned despite objections raised loudly on the floor, objecting the motion to adjourn.

With House sound system dead, Arroyo takes oath as new Speaker

Earlier, lawyer Hanif Rahi had filed a plea in the court to adjourn the case as he was travelling.

SC adjourns hearing of petition against Justice Qazi Faez Isa's appointment

Imran Khan's counsel said that the PTI chairman could not appear before the court due to his busy schedule and, therefore, asked the court to adjourn the proceedings.The court accepted his plea and adjourned the proceedings tillApril 25.On March 27, the court gave exemption to Imran Khan from appearing in court proceedings and adjourned the hearing tillApril 10.

Imran's exemption plea in PTV attack case accepted

词组	adjourn
释义	adjourn Related to adjourn: special session adjourn for (something) To temporarily end a meeting or gathering for a certain reason with the intent of continuing it at a later time. Since we were getting hungry, we decided to adjourn for lunch. See also: adjourn adjourn to (some place) To suspend a meeting or gathering with the intent of continuing it in another location. There was a mishap in scheduling for the conference room, so we had to adjourn to the cramped office next door and finish our meeting there. See also: adjourn Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. adjourn for a time to bring a meeting to a temporary close so the participants can take part in some other activity. We must adjourn for the day. See also: adjourn adjourn to (some place) to bring a meeting to a temporary close so the participants can move to another place (where the meeting will be started again). We adjourned to the sitting room. See also: adjourn McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: adjourn for adjourn for (something) go hungry hungry for hungry for (something) could eat the crutch out of a low-flying duck hunter (as) hungry as a hunter References in periodicals archive The judge accepted the request and adjourned hearing of the case. Case against Dar adjourned till Sep 12 Sheriff Craig Harris agreed and refused to adjourn the trial. Woman walks free over alleged attack Guia also said that Comelec Commissioners will have its meeting regarding election matters while the NBOC is adjourned. Board of Canvassers for midterm polls set to convene at 3 p.m Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeals on Wednesday adjourned hearings in four terror-related cases to February 7. Hearings in four terror-related cases adjourned THE case against a woman accused of stealing a chocolate bar from a newsagent's shop has been adjourned again. 72p chocolate bar theft case adjourned BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Parliament has adjourned its session of today (Sunday) due to clashes inside the Parliament between members of the Sadrist Trend and the State of Law, about the General Amnesty Law and differences surrounding some of its articles, Aswat al-Iraq Correspondent in the Parliament reported. Parliament session adjourned due to clashes The case against Gazza, who owes the taxman pounds 32,000, was adjourned for a further two weeks at a brief hearing at the High Court in London. Reprieve for Gazza Asset management company Neuberger Berman Group LLC reported on Friday that Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc (NYSE Amex:NOX) and Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE:NHS) have adjourned their joint annual meeting of stockholders. Two Neuberger Berman closed-end funds adjourn joint annual meeting of stockholders I therefore propose to adjourn the hearing until then." WALES: Murder trial is delayed further Our judge then decided it was time, after four minutes of trial testimony, to adjourn the case until November 28th, the day after Thanksgiving. Judging NYC Housing Court judges The parliamentary affairs minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla requested Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani to adjourn the session due to the death of a sitting MPA. Sindh Assembly session adjourned without taking up agenda Appearing before the apex court, the Sharif family's attorney requested to adjourn the case to prepare a better case in the meantime, responding to which, the chief justice ordered him to contribute a payment of Rs.1 million in benefit to the dam funds. CJP adjourns Sharif's sugar mills case 'The session was adjourned despite objections raised loudly on the floor, objecting the motion to adjourn. With House sound system dead, Arroyo takes oath as new Speaker Earlier, lawyer Hanif Rahi had filed a plea in the court to adjourn the case as he was travelling. SC adjourns hearing of petition against Justice Qazi Faez Isa's appointment Imran Khan's counsel said that the PTI chairman could not appear before the court due to his busy schedule and, therefore, asked the court to adjourn the proceedings.The court accepted his plea and adjourned the proceedings tillApril 25.On March 27, the court gave exemption to Imran Khan from appearing in court proceedings and adjourned the hearing tillApril 10. Imran's exemption plea in PTV attack case accepted
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