convene C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement US /kənˈviːn/ UK /kənˈviːn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to come or bring together for a meeting The council will convene at noon to vote on the budget. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to come or bring together... assemblegatherconvokesummonmeetmustercongregate ↔ Opposites disperseadjourndisbanddissolve Word family Derived forms convenerconvenor Related forms conventionconventconvenientintervene Etymology AI details From Latin convenire ('to come together, assemble'), from con- ('together') + venire ('to come'). convenire Latin venire Latin *gwem- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # convene **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kənˈviːn/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˈviːn/ ## Meanings 1. to come or bring together for a meeting ## Examples - The council will convene at noon to vote on the budget. ## Synonyms - assemble - gather - convoke - summon - meet - muster - congregate ## Antonyms - disperse - adjourn - disband - dissolve ## Derived Forms - convener - convenor ## Related Forms - convention - convent - convenient - intervene ## Roots and Affixes - Root: convenire - Root: venire - Root: *gwem- - Affix: con- - with ## Etymology From Latin convenire ('to come together, assemble'), from con- ('together') + venire ('to come'). ## AI Etymology Convene is a verb meaning "to come or bring together for a meeting". Historically, it is from Latin convenire ('to come together, assemble'), from con- ('together') + venire ('to come'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: convene is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin convenire, Latin venire, and Proto-Indo-European *gwem-. Close English family members include convener, convenor, convention, convent, and convenient. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown