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convene

[ kuhn-veen ]

verb (used without object)

convened, convening.
  1. to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used with object)

convened, convening.
  1. to cause to assemble; convoke.
  2. to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.

convene

/ əˈː /

verb

  1. to gather, call together, or summon, esp for a formal meeting
  2. tr to order to appear before a court of law, judge, tribunal, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·a· adjective
  • Dz·a· adverb
  • Dz·İ Dz·nǰ noun
  • cDz·Ա verb reconvened reconvening
  • unDz·a· adjective
  • ܲcDz·Ա adjective
  • ܲcDz·iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of convene1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin DzԱī to come together, equivalent to con- con- + ī to come
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Word History and Origins

Origin of convene1

C15: from Latin DzԱī to assemble, from ī to come
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“It’s where we convene, it’s where we protest, it’s where we go out. ... We’re starting to see some of our elected leaders step up and support us, but our challenges are acute.”

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Tony tapped Dan Gilroy, who wrote Episodes 4 through 6 of the first season as well as Episodes 7 through 9 of the second, even before officially convening the writers room.

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Following the funeral, a conclave of cardinals will convene to elect a successor.

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After two deportation flights continued to El Salvador despite his order that they be turned around to the US, Judge Boasberg convened a hearing to discuss "possible defiance" of his ruling by the Trump administration.

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Defence officials are convening to "pile pressure" on Russian President Vladimir Putin and force him to end his invasion of Ukraine, UK Defence Secretary John Healey said.

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