convene

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to come or bring together... assemble gather convoke summon meet muster congregate

Opposites

disperse adjourn disband dissolve

Word family

Derived forms convenerconvenor

Related forms convention convent convenient intervene

Etymology

From Latin convenire ('to come together, assemble'), from con- ('together') + venire ('to come').

convenire Latin venire Latin *gwem- Proto-Indo-European

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Actions & Processes

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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