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Dictionary: con·vene   (kən-vēn') pronunciation

v., -vened, -ven·ing, -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 convenīre : com-, com- + venīre, to come.]

convenable con·ven'a·ble adj.
convener con·ven'er or con·ven'or n.

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verb

  1. To come together: assemble, cluster, collect, congregate, forgather, gather, get together, group, muster. See collect/distribute.
  2. To bring together: assemble, call, cluster, collect, congregate, convoke, gather, get together, group, muster, round up, summon. See collect/distribute.
  3. To demand to appear, come, or assemble: call, convoke, muster, send for, summon. See request.

Antonyms: convene
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v

Definition: bring together; meet
Antonyms: adjourn, call off, cancel, disperse, disassemble


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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: meet formally

Meaning #2: call together
  Synonym: convoke


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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - samles
v. tr. - sammenkalde, indstævne

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijeenkomen/-roepen, oproepen

Français (French)
v. intr. - se réunir
v. tr. - convoquer, organiser

Deutsch (German)
v. - einberufen, versammeln, zusammenrufen, zusammentreten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συγκαλώ, συνέρχομαι, συνεδριάζω

Italiano (Italian)
convocare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reunir, intimar (Jur.), reunir-se

Русский (Russian)
собирать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - reunirse
v. tr. - convocar, reunir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - komma samman, sammanträda, sammankalla, instämma

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
集会, 聚集, 召集, 传唤...出庭受审, 票传

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 集會, 聚集
v. tr. - 召集, 傳喚...出庭受審, 票傳

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 의회위원회 등이 모이다
v. tr. - 회의 등을 소집하다, 소환하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 招集する, 開かれる, 会合する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) دعا الى اجتماع, اجتمعوا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התכנס‬
v. tr. - ‮זימן, כינס‬


 
 
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