- to gather, call together, or summon, esp for a formal meeting
- (transitive) to order to appear before a court of law, judge, tribunal, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•vene /kənˈvin/USA pronunciation
v., -vened, -ven•ing.
con•ven•er, con•ve•nor, n. [countable]See -ven-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to (cause to) assemble or come together for a meeting: [no object]The meeting convened at 3:00 p.m.[~ + object]The chair convened the meeting at 3:00 p.m.
con•ven•er, con•ve•nor, n. [countable]See -ven-.
con•vene
(kən vēn′),USA pronunciation v., -vened, -ven•ing.
v.i.
v.t.
con•ven′a•ble, adj.
con•ven′a•bly, adv.
con•ven′er, con•ve′nor, n.
v.i.
- to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
v.t.
- to cause to assemble;
convoke. - to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.
- Latin convenīre to come together, equivalent. to con- con- + venīre to come
- late Middle English 1400–50
con•ven′a•bly, adv.
con•ven′er, con•ve′nor, n.
- 1. congregate, meet, collect, gather.
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convene /kənˈviːn/ vb
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