ajournere
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From French ajourner (“to postpone, adjourn, put off”), from Old French ajorner, from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day").
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ajournere (imperative ajourner, present tense ajournerer, passive ajourneres, simple past ajournerte, past participle ajournert, present participle ajournerende, verbal noun ajournering)
- (literary) to postpone or adjourn (to delay or put off an event, appointment etc.)
- generalforsamlingen ble ajournert
- the general meeting was adjourned
- Synonym: utsette
- generalforsamlingen ble ajournert
Related terms edit
- ajourføre (“to make up to speed, update”)
- ajournement (“postponement, delay”)
- ajourinnfattet (“framed so that the top and bottom are free (of a stone or jewelry)”)
References edit
- “ajournere” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).