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English verb: adjourn | |||
| 1. | adjourn (change) close at the end of a session | ||
| Samples | The court adjourned. | ||
| Synonyms | break up, recess | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | ||
| 2. | adjourn (social) break from a meeting or gathering | ||
| Samples | We adjourned for lunch. The men retired to the library. | ||
| Synonyms | retire, withdraw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | close, close down, close up, fold, shut down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | prorogue | ||
| Entail | assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet | ||
| Verb group | seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw | ||
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