I move that the meeting adjourn.
Source: tatoeba (19779)
Adjourn
//əˈd͡ʒɝn//
Synonyms for "adjourn" (58 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (29)
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3 entriesentails
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
74 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- закривам verb (to end or suspend an event)
- отлагам verb (to postpone)
- отсрочвам verb (to postpone)
- правя пауза verb (to defer)
Catalan
4 entries- ajornar verb (to postpone)
- ajornar verb (to defer)
- posposar verb (to postpone)
- suspendre verb (to end or suspend an event)
Dutch
4 entries- afgelasten verb (to end or suspend an event)
- onderbreken verb (to defer)
- stopzetten verb (to end or suspend an event)
- uitstellen verb (to postpone)
French
4 entries- ajourner verb (to postpone)
- ajourner verb (to defer)
- ajourner verb (to end or suspend an event)
- mouvoir verb (to move from one place to another)
German
4 entries- aufheben verb (to end or suspend an event)
- aufschieben verb (to defer)
- schließen verb (to end or suspend an event)
- sich begeben verb (to move from one place to another)
Hungarian
4 entries- berekeszt verb (to end or suspend an event)
- elhalaszt verb (to postpone)
- elhalaszt verb (to defer)
- elnapol verb (to postpone)
Māori
4 entries- hiki verb (to postpone)
- hiki verb (to defer)
- hiki verb (to defer)
- pāuhu verb (to postpone)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- ajournere verb (to postpone)
- ajournere verb (to defer)
- utsette verb (to postpone)
- utsette verb (to defer)
Romanian
1 entries- amâna verb (to postpone)
Russian
4 entries- etc. verb (to end or suspend an event)
- in different meanings закры́ть verb (to end or suspend an event)
- де́лать переры́в verb (to defer)
- объявля́ть переры́в verb (to defer)
Spanish
4 entries- aplazar verb (to defer)
- diferir verb (to postpone)
- posponer verb (to postpone)
- posponer verb (to defer)
Swedish
3 entries- ajournera verb (to postpone)
- flytta fram verb (to postpone)
- skjuta upp verb (to postpone)
Thai
1 entries- ย้าย verb (to move from one place to another)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The Diet will adjourn for three months.
Source: tatoeba (241384)
Let's adjourn to the dining room for dinner.
Source: tatoeba (268772)
The Chair wants to continue, even though the committee members want to adjourn.
Source: tatoeba (3500843)
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