adjourn
UK[əˈdʒɜːn]US[əˈdʒɜːrn]
v
to stop a meeting or an official process for a period of time
v
to go to another place, especially for a short time
Etymology
the word 'adjourn' entered english in the middle english period from the old french 'ajorner', meaning 'to summon, call to a day, postpone'. this old french term derived from the vulgar latin 'adjurnare', a combination of the latin prefix 'ad-' (to, towards) and the noun 'diurnus' (daily, of a day), from 'dies' (day). the core logic connects the idea of deferring something 'to another day'. the semantic evolution saw a shift from the specific act of summoning or appointing a day for a meeting to the more general modern sense of suspending or postponing a proceeding until a later time or date.
Analysis
the word 'adjourn' is a simplex loanword from french, where its spelling and form were solidified. it is not productively segmented using modern english morphemes.
Examples
the meeting was adjourned until the following tuesday.
if there are no further comments, i will adjourn the hearing.
after dinner, we adjourned to the living room for coffee.