verb
adjourn
uh-JURN/əˈdʒɜːrn/
To pause or end a meeting or proceeding, with or without a set time to resume.
The judge adjourns the session as people gather their papers.
Etymology
“To a day” meant setting an appointed day for meeting again. From arranging that later meeting, adjourn came to mean closing or suspending the present one, even without a definite plan to reconvene.
In context
that's all I to say thank you everyone so if there's a motion to adjourn the meeting if someone wants to raise their hand and someone else raise it to second it
More examples
- The court adjourned until Monday morning.
- We will adjourn for lunch after hearing the last speaker.
- The committee is adjourning without setting another meeting date.
Forms
adjourn · adjourns · adjourned · adjourning
adjournment noun — A pause or ending of official proceedings.