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convene - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'convene' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Convene [ v. i.]
- To come together; to meet; to unite.
- To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.
2 . Convene [ v. t.]
- To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.
- To summon judicially to meet or appear.

Meaning of 'convene' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . convene [ v]
Meaning (1):
- meet formally
Example in sentence:
  • The council convened last week
Meaning (2):
- call together
Example in sentence:
  • The students were convened in the auditorium

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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