convene

[ kuhn-veen ]

verb (used without object)

, con·vened, con·ven·ing.

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

   Synonyms: gather, collect, meet, congregate

verb (used with object)

, con·vened, con·ven·ing.

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

convene

/ kənˈviːn /

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

Other Words From

• con·vena·ble adjective
• con·vena·bly adverb
• con·vener con·venor noun
• recon·vene verb reconvened reconvening
• uncon·vena·ble adjective
• uncon·vened adjective
• uncon·vening adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of convene¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin convenīre to come together, equivalent to con- con- + venīre to come

Word History and Origins

Origin of convene¹

C15: from Latin convenīre to assemble, from venīre to come

Example Sentences

The D.A.’s office will convene a committee to determine whether to pursue the death penalty.

From Los Angeles Times

Japan's parliament now has 30 days to convene and choose a prime minister.

From BBC

“Which would be—if I were in the Legislature—enough to go, ‘Yeah we have to convene the Legislature.

From Slate

Once Lesh discovered a single credited to another band called the Warlocks, he had the group and selected associates convene at his apartment to decide upon a new name — a process that came to a standstill until Garcia plucked “the Grateful Dead” from a dictionary.

From Los Angeles Times

“Which would be — if I were in the Legislature — enough to go, ‘Yeah, we have to convene the Legislature.

From Salon

Related Words

• assemble
• gather
• open
• summon