convene

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɒn.vɪin/, /kənˈvɪin/ (British)

Verb

convene (convenes, present participle convening; past and past participle convened)

1. (intransitive) To come together; to meet; to unite.

   • In short-sighted men […] the rays converge and convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom.

2. (intransitive) To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.

   • The Parliament of Scotland now convened.

   • Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene.

3. (transitive) To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.
4. (transitive) To summon judicially to meet or appear.

Synonyms

• to meet
• to assemble
• to congregate
• to collect
• to unite
• to summon
• to convoke

Related terms

• convention

Translations

• German: zusammenkommen
• Portuguese: unir
• Russian: собира́ться
• Spanish: convenir

Translations

• German: zusammenkommen, versammeln
• Russian: собира́ться

Translations

• German: bilden, zusammenrufen, arrangieren
• Russian: созыва́ть
• Spanish: convocar

Translations

• German: einberufen, herbeirufen
• Russian: вызыва́ть

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