Convene (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Meet formally; "The council convened last week".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

• The UN Security Council will convene an emergency meeting to discuss the crisis.
• Parliament convened in February to discuss the new budget proposal.
• A special committee has been formed to convene monthly reviews of the project's progress.
• The jury convened in secret chambers to deliberate the verdict.
• The international conference will convene in Sydney next year to discuss climate change.

Hypernyms

• Assemble
• Foregather
• Forgather
• Gather

Related Words

• Convening (noun)
• Convention (noun)

Meaning ²

Call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

• The board of directors will convene to discuss the company's financial status.
• The UN will convene an emergency meeting to address the global crisis.
• A town hall meeting was convened to discuss the new development project.
• The judge ordered the jury to convene in the courtroom to receive further instructions.
• The university president convened the faculty staff to announce the new curriculum changes.

Synonyms

• Convoke

Hypernyms

• Summon

Related Words

• Convening (noun)
• Convention (noun)
• Convener (noun)