ajourner — meaning in English

English meaning

• adjourn verb To pause or end a meeting, trial, or event, often to resume it later.
• forbear verb To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
• put off phrasal verb To move something to a later time, or to delay doing something you would rather not do.

Senses

ajourner is used for these senses in English:

• adjourn (intransitive, formal, uncommon) To move as a group from one place to another.
• forbear (intransitive) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
• put off (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).

adjourn — full definition

1. verb To pause or end a meeting, trial, or event, often to resume it later.
2. verb To move as a group to another place, especially informally.

forbear — full definition

1. verb To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
2. verb To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
3. verb To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
4. verb To control oneself when provoked.

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