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convene

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con·vene  (kn-vn)
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 convenre : com-, com- + venre, to come; see gw- in Indo-European roots.]

con·vena·ble adj.
con·vener, con·venor n.

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.
[from Latin convenīre to assemble, from venīre to come]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"

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.
Translations
convene [kənˈviːn]
A. VTconvocar
B. VIreunirse

convene [kənˈviːn]
vt
[+ group] → convoquer, assembler
[+ meeting, conference] → organiser
vi [people] → se réunir, s'assembler

convene
vt meetingeinberufen; group of peoplezusammenrufen, versammeln
vizusammenkommen, sich versammeln; (parliament, court)zusammentreten

convene [kənˈviːn]
1. vt (people) → convocare; (meeting) → indire, convocare

convene [kənˈviːn]
1. vt (people) → convocare; (meeting) → indire, convocare

convene
v convene [kənˈviːn]
to (cause to) assemble or come together to convene a meeting. saamroep, byeenroep يَدعو إلى الإجْتِماع свиквам svolat sammenkalde til; indkalde til; samles; afholdes einberufen συνέρχομαι, συγκεντρώνομαι (π.χ. για συζήτηση) convocar kokku kutsuma, kogunema گردآوردن؛ تشکیل دادن kutsua kokoon, 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 (for)samles, komme/kalle sammen zbierać się convocar a con­­voca созывать zvolať zbrati (se), sklicati sazvati komma samman, samlas, sammankalla ชุมนุมกัน topla(n)mak 召集 скликати; збирати اجلاس طلب كرنا، منعقد كرنا tụ họp
n conˈvener
sameroeper الدّاعي إلى إنْعِقاد الإجْتِماع лице, което свиква събрание pořadatel mødeindkalder der/die Einberufene αυτός που συγκαλεί (σε συνεδρίαση κτλ.) organizador, presidente (de comisión) kokkukutsuja تشکیل دهنده koollekutsuja président/-ente (de commission) מְכַנֵס संयोजक sazivač összehívó yang mengundang rapat forseti presidente (di una commissione) 召集者 소집자 organizatorius (sapulces) sasaucējs ahli mesyuarat voorzitter møteinnkaller organizator 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


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About the period when the churches convene at Edinburgh in their annual assemblies, he was to be seen descending the Mound in the company of divers red-headed clergymen: these voluble, he only contributing oracular nods, brief negatives, and the austere spectacle of his stretched upper lip.
Given four, they name a keeper of records, and the office is ready for work; five, they convene a general meeting, and the club is fully constituted.
In the cuddy we were only five, but a more uneven quintette I defy you to convene.
 
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