convene

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.

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[Middle English convenen, from Old French convenir, from Latin convenīre : com-, com- + venīre, to come; see g^wā- in Indo-European roots.]

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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.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin convenīre to come together =con- con- + venīre to come]

con•ven′a•ble, adj.

con•ven′er, con•ve′nor, n.

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convene

Past participle: convened
Gerund: convening

Imperative

convene

convene

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Thesaurus

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" convoke 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

verb

1. To come together:

assemble, cluster, collect, congregate, forgather, gather, get together, group, muster.

2. To bring together:

assemble, call, cluster, collect, congregate, convoke, gather, get together, group, muster, round up, summon.

3. To demand to appear, come, or assemble:

call, convoke, muster, send for, summon.

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Translations

يَدعو إلى الإجْتِماع

svolat

indkalde til

einberufenkonstituieren

συγκαλώ

convocarreunirse

amenerassemblerconvoqueremmenerrassembler

összehív

koma/kalla saman

convocareconvocatoreconvocatriceconvenireconvenuto

organizatoriussušaukti

sanāktsapulcētiessasaukt

forsamleskalle sammenkomme sammen

созывать

topla mak

召集

convene

[kənˈviːn]

A. VT → convocar

B. VI → reunirse

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convene

[kənˈviːn]

vt

[+ group] → convoquer, assembler

[+ meeting, conference] → organiser

vi [people] → se réunir, s'assembler

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convene

vt meeting → einberufen; group of people → zusammenrufen, versammeln

vi → zusammenkommen, sich versammeln; (parliament, court) → zusammentreten

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convene

[kənˈviːn]

1. vt (people) → convocare; (meeting) → indire, convocare

2. vi → riunirsi, adunarsi, convenire

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convene

(kənˈviːn) verb

to (cause to) assemble or come together. to convene a meeting. saamroep, byeenroep يَدعو إلى الإجْتِماع свиквам convocar svolat einberufen sammenkalde til; indkalde til; samles; afholdes συνέρχομαι, συγκεντρώνομαιconvocar kokku kutsuma, kogunema گردآوردن؛ تشکیل دادن kokoontua convoquer לְכַנֵס आहूत करना, बुलाना sazvati, sakupiti összehív mengundang rapat koma/kalla saman convocare 召集する 소집하다 sušaukti, rinktis sasaukt (sapulci u.tml.); sanākt; sapulcēties mengadakan bijeenroepen samles, komme/kalle sammen zbierać się غونډېدل، يو ځاې كېدل يوځاى كول، غونډول convocar a con­­voca созывать zvolať zbrati (se), sklicati sazvati komma samman, samlas, sammankalla ชุมนุมกัน toplamak 召集 скликати; збирати اجلاس طلب كرنا، منعقد كرنا tụ họp 召集

conˈvener noun

sameroeper الدّاعي إلى إنْعِقاد الإجْتِماع лице, което свиква събрание organizador pořadatel der/die Einberufene mødeindkalder αυτός που συγκαλεί (σε συνεδρίαση κτλ.) organizador, presidente kokkukutsuja تشکیل دهنده kokoonkutsuja président/-ente (de commission) מכנס संयोजक sazivač összehívó yang mengundang rapat forseti presidente 召集者 소집자 organizatorius (sapulces) sasaucējs ahli mesyuarat voorzittermøteinnkallerorganizator غوندیدل organizador organizator (al unei şe­dinţe) ответственный за созыв usporiadateľ, -ka sklicatelj sazivač sammankallande ผู้ชุมนุม başkan, toplantıya çağıran 會議召集人 відповідальний за скликання داعى، كنوينر người triệu tập họp 会议召集人

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