Convene
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈviːn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Convene is a verb meaning (intransitive) To come together; to meet; to unite.
Meaning
(intransitive) To come together; to meet; to unite.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.
- (transitive) To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke; to summon.
- (transitive) To summon judicially to meet or appear.
- (transitive, with "on" or "upon") To make a convention; to declare a rule by convention.
Example Sentences
The Parliament of Scotland now convened.
Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene.
In short-sighted men […] the rays converge and convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom.
To forestall any problems, we convened on the rule that all the database records would avoid containing certain literal strings.
Word Forms
- convenes
- convening
- convened
Synonyms for convene
Depending on context, synonyms include convoke.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include convoke, gather, summon, assemble, organized, unite.
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