convene
verb
Simple meaning
To come together.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kənˈvin
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
intransitive
To come together; to meet; to unite.
intransitive
To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.
transitive
To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke; to summon.
“The students were convened in the auditorium.”
transitive
To summon judicially to meet or appear.
transitivewith "on" or "upon"
To make a convention; to declare a rule by convention.
Meet formally
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To come together; to meet; to unite.
Used this way, convene is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- convoke , rarer, so it draws attention
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More ways to use convene
- “The students were convened in the auditorium.”verb
- “The council convened last week.”verb
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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The member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings.
The act of convening.
Word family
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Things that make you comfortable and at ease.
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Synonyms
Sense: to come together
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