convene
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con·vene
(kən-vēn′)v. con·vened, con·ven·ing, con·venes
v.intr.
To come together usually for an official or public purpose; assemble formally.
v.tr.
1. To cause to come together formally; convoke: convene a special session of Congress. See Synonyms at call.
2. To summon to appear, as before a tribunal.
[Middle English convenen, from Old French convenir, from Latin convenīre : com-, com- + venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]
con·ven′a·ble adj.
con·ven′er, con·ven′or n.
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convene
(kənˈviːn)vb
1. to gather, call together, or summon, esp for a formal meeting
2. (Law) (tr) to order to appear before a court of law, judge, tribunal, etc
[C15: from Latin convenīre to assemble, from venīre to come]
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con•vene
(kənˈvin)v. -vened, -ven•ing. v.i.
1. to assemble, usu. for some public purpose.
v.t. 2. to cause to assemble; convoke.
3. to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.
con•ven′a•ble, adj.
con•ven′er, con•ve′nor, n.
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convene
Past participle: convened
Gerund: convening
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| Verb | 1. | convene - meet formally; "The council convened last week" reconvene - meet again; "The bill will be considered when the Legislature reconvenes next Fall" sit - be in session; "When does the court of law sit?" foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
| 2. | convene - call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium" summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer" |
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convene
verb
1. call, gather, assemble, summon, bring together, muster, convoke He convened a meeting of all the managers.
2. meet, gather, rally, assemble, come together, muster, congregate Senior officials convened in London for an emergency meeting.
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convene
verb1. To come together:
2. To bring together:
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Translations
يَدعو إلى الإجْتِماع
svolat
indkalde til
összehív
koma/kalla saman
organizatoriussušaukti
sanāktsapulcētiessasaukt
topla mak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
convene
vt meeting → einberufen; group of people → zusammenrufen, versammeln
vi → zusammenkommen, sich versammeln; (parliament, court) → zusammentreten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
convene
[kənˈviːn]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
convene
(kənˈviːn) verb to (cause to) assemble or come together. to convene a meeting.
conˈvener nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.