# adjourn

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈd͡ʒɝn/ · frequency rank #40,988

## Definitions
1. To postpone.
2. To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
3. To end or suspend an event.
4. To move as a group from one place to another.

## Etymology
From Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day").

## Easily confused with
- **adorn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adjourn-vs-adorn)

## Common misspellings (10)
`addjourn`, `adjjourn`, `adjorun`, `adjounr`, `adjournn`, `adjourrn`, `adjuorn`, `adojurn`, `ajdourn`, `dajourn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adjourn