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Adjourn vs Put_off - What's the difference?

adjourn | put_off | Synonyms |

Adjourn is a synonym of put_off.


In lang=en terms the difference between adjourn and put_off

is that adjourn is to end or suspend an event while put_off is to offend, repulse, or frighten.

As verbs the difference between adjourn and put_off

is that adjourn is to postpone while put_off is to procrastinate.

As an adjective put_off is

offended, repulsed.

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

    put_off

    English

    Verb

  • To procrastinate
  • Don't put off your homework to the last minute.
    Don't put''' your homework '''off to the last minute.
    Don't put''' it '''off to the last minute.
    Don't put''' it '''off .
  • to delay (a task, event, or deadline)
  • The storm put off the game by a week.
    The storm put''' the game '''off by a week.
  • to offend, repulse, or frighten
  • Almost drowning put''' him '''off swimming.

    Usage notes

    * The object in all senses can come before or after the particle, except that personal pronouns nearly always precede the particle.

    Derived terms

    * off-putting * put-off (noun)

    Adjective

  • offended, repulsed
  • The guest was quite put off by an odor.
  • daunted or fazed
  • All but the most dedicated were put off by the huge task.

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