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# convene

verb (convene, convenes, convened, convening)

«convene» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To come together for a meeting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convene/#m1)
2. (formal) To call people together for a meeting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convene/#m2)

### In the lessons

Formal and exam language: «The council convened to discuss the plan». In school: a teacher convenes a meeting. Related: convention, convenor (a person who calls meetings).

### Examples

- The class council convened after lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convene/#x1)
- The judges convened to choose the winner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convene/#x2)
- The head teacher convened a meeting of parents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convene/#x3)
- World leaders convened to discuss the climate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convene/#x4)
- The committee will convene again next week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convene/#x5)
- The team convened in the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convene/#x6)
- An assembly was therefore convened at Mecone in order to settle these points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convene/#x7)

### Note

Formal: everyday words are meet, gather, call a meeting. Regular verb: convened.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «convene» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convene/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«convene» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/convene.html) on Mova free.