to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
verb (used with object), convened, convening.
2.
to cause to assemble; convoke.
3.
to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.
Origin
1400-50;late Middle English < Latinconvenīre to come together, equivalent to con-con- + venīre to come
Related forms
convenable, adjective
convenably, adverb
convener, convenor, noun
reconvene, verb, reconvened, reconvening.
unconvenable, adjective
unconvened, adjective
unconvening, adjective
Synonyms
1. congregate, meet, collect, gather.
Examples from the web for convene
convene administrators, and tales of lazy, irresponsible faculty members soon erupt.
Students can watch from their dorm rooms or convene in one of the other locations.
It falls to him to convene a tribunal and examine the suspects.
Most importantly, they decided to convene the first session of the new parliament two days before the anniversary.
He'll actually go door to door, or convene a group of neighbors, to find out what's important to them.
If such a request was made, a judge would convene a brief trial on the subject and hear both sides.
But there are also channels where far-flung relatives convene conference calls.
British Dictionary definitions for convene
convene
/kənˈviːn/
verb
1.
to gather, call together, or summon, esp for a formal meeting
2.
(transitive) to order to appear before a court of law, judge, tribunal, etc
Word Origin
C15: from Latin convenīre to assemble, from venīre to come
Word Origin and History for convene
v.
early 15c., from Middle French convenir "to suit, agree," from Latin convenire "unite, be suitable, agree, assemble," from com- "together" (see com-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Related: Convened; convener; convening.