Convene

  • 11convene — v. 1) to convene fluently (to convene fluently in a foreign language) 2) (D; intr.) to convene about; with * * * [kən viːn] with (D; intr.) to convene about to convene fluently (to convene fluently in a foreign language) …

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  • 12convene — verb Convene is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑parliament, ↑session Convene is used with these nouns as the object: ↑conference, ↑congress, ↑jury, ↑meeting, ↑panel, ↑parliament, ↑summit, ↑tribunal …

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  • 13convene — 01. The United Nations has [convened] a special meeting to deal with the conflict in the Middle East. 02. The president has [convened] an emergency meeting of the Board of Directors for next Tuesday. 03. Representatives of the different… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 14convene — verb (I, T) formal if a group of people convene, or someone convenes them, they come together, especially for a formal meeting: The President s foreign policy advisers convened for an emergency session. | Shouldn t we convene a meeting about… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15convene — UK [kənˈviːn] / US [kənˈvɪn] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms convene : present tense I/you/we/they convene he/she/it convenes present participle convening past tense convened past participle convened to arrange a formal meeting, or to… …

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  • 16convene — con|vene [kənˈvi:n] v [I and T] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: convenir to come together , from Latin convenire; CONVENIENT] if a group of people convene, or someone convenes them, they come together, especially for a formal meeting ▪ a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17convene — [[t]kənvi͟ːn[/t]] convenes, convening, convened V ERG If someone convenes a meeting or conference, they arrange for it to take place. You can also say that people convene or that a meeting convenes. [FORMAL] [V n] Last August he convened a… …

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  • 18convene — verb (convened; convening) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin convenire, from Latin, to assemble more at convenient Date: 15th century intransitive verb to come together in a body transitive verb 1 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19convene — convenable, adj. convenably, adv. convener, convenor, n. /keuhn veen /, v., convened, convening. v.i. 1. to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose. v.t. 2. to cause to assemble; convoke. 3. to summon to appear, as before a… …

    Universalium

  • 20convene — verb /ˈkɒn.vɪin,kənˈvɪin/ a) To come together; to meet; to unite. b) To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble. Syn: meet, assemble, congregate …

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