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Adjourn vs Breakoff - What's the difference?

adjourn | breakoff |

As a verb adjourn

is to postpone.

As a noun breakoff is

discontinuance (act of breaking off).

adjourn

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To postpone.
    • The trial was adjourned for a week.
  • To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
  • * Barrow
    • It is a common practice to adjourn the reformation of their lives to a further time.
  • To end or suspend an event.
    • The court will adjourn for lunch.
  • (intransitive, formal, uncommon) To move from one place to another.
    • After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.

    See also

    * adjournment

    breakoff

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • discontinuance (act of breaking off)

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