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convene
(redirected from convened)

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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
Verb
[-vening, -vened] to gather or summon for a formal meeting [Latin convenire to assemble]
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
2. meet, gather, rally, assemble, come together, muster, congregate
Translations
convene [kənˈviːn] vt [+ meeting] → convocar
vireunirse

convene [kənˈviːn] vtconvoquer, assembler
vise réunir, s'assembler

convene [kənˈviːn] vteinberufen

convene [kənˈviːn] vtconvocare [+ meeting]; organizzare
viconvenire, adunarsi

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 모이다; 모으다 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, 집회자 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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