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adjourned

[/əˈdʒɜːrnd/]
verb
adiado
1. Past tense of adjourn; to suspend proceedings or postpone to a later time, typically referring to a meeting, court session, or assembly
The court adjourned until Monday morning.
O tribunal foi adiado até segunda-feira de manhã.
2. To move to another place or location
After dinner, they adjourned to the living room.
Após o jantar, eles se dirigiram para a sala de estar.
Synonyms
postponedsuspendeddeferreddelayedrecessed
Antonyms
commencedstartedconvenedopenedcontinued

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adiado
Most common usage in legal and official contexts
São Paulo
adiado
Standard usage; no regional variation
Rio de Janeiro
adiado
Standard usage; no regional variation
Portugal
adiado
Identical usage; 'suspenso' also acceptable in formal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

adjourn sine die - to adjourn without setting a date to reconvene
adjourn to another place - to move or relocate to a different location
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