- 1[transitive] convene something to arrange for people to come together for a formal meeting to convene a meeting A Board of Inquiry was convened immediately after the accident. They decided to convene an extraordinary general meeting. See related entries: Business meetings
- 2[intransitive] to come together for a formal meeting The committee will convene at 11.30 next Thursday. See related entries: Business meetings Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’. Wordfindermeetingagenda, AGM, apology, brainstorming, breakout, the chair, committee, convene, meeting, the minutes
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BrE BrE//kənˈviːn//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈviːn//
(formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they convene BrE BrE//kənˈviːn//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈviːn//
he / she / it convenes BrE BrE//kənˈviːnz//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈviːnz//
past simple convened BrE BrE//kənˈviːnd//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈviːnd//
past participle convened BrE BrE//kənˈviːnd//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈviːnd//
-ing form convening BrE BrE//kənˈviːnɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈviːnɪŋ//
Business meetingsCheck pronunciation: convene
