The difference between Adjourn and Postpone
When used as verbs, adjourn means to postpone, whereas postpone means to delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
check bellow for the other definitions of Adjourn and Postpone
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Adjourn as a verb (transitive):
To postpone.
Examples:
"The trial was adjourned for a week."
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Adjourn as a verb (transitive):
To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
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Adjourn as a verb (intransitive):
To end or suspend an event.
Examples:
"The court will adjourn for lunch."
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Adjourn as a verb (intransitive, formal, uncommon):
To move from one place to another.
Examples:
"After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar."
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Postpone as a verb:
To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
Examples:
"synonyms: defer delay forestay procrastinate put off put on ice stay suspend"
"ant advance hast[[prepone]] q India antedate bring forward expedite"