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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Convene \Con*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Convened; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Convenong.] [L. convenire; con- + venire to come:
     cf. F. convenir to agree, to be fitting, OF. also, to
     assemble. See Come, and cf. Covenant.]
     1. To come together; to meet; to unite. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In shortsighted men . . . the rays converge and
              convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom.
                                                    --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose;
        to meet; to assemble. --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Parliament of Scotland now convened. --Sir R.
                                                    Baker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene.
                                                    --Thomson.
  
     Syn: To meet; to assemble; to congregate; to collect; to
          unite.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Convene \Con*vene"\, v. t.
     1. To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And now the almighty father of the gods
              Convenes a council in the blest abodes. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To summon judicially to meet or appear.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              By the papal canon law, clerks . . . can not be
              convened before any but an ecclesiastical judge.
                                                    --Ayliffe.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Convene \Con*vene"\, v. t.
     1. To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.
  
              And now the almighty father of the gods Convenes a
              council in the blest abodes.          --Pope.
  
     2. To summon judicially to meet or appear.
  
              By the papal canon law, clerks . . . can not be
              convened before any but an ecclesiastical judge.
                                                    --Ayliffe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Convene \Con*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Convened; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Convenong.] [L. convenire; con- + venire to come:
     cf. F. convenir to agree, to be fitting, OF. also, to
     assemble. See Come, and cf. Covenant.]
     1. To come together; to meet; to unite. [R.]
  
              In shortsighted men . . . the rays converge and
              convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom.
                                                    --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
  
     2. To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose;
        to meet; to assemble. --Locke.
  
              The Parliament of Scotland now convened. --Sir R.
                                                    Baker.
  
              Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene.
                                                    --Thomson.
  
     Syn: To meet; to assemble; to congregate; to collect; to
          unite.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  convene
       v 1: meet formally; "The council convened last week"
       2: call together; "The students were convened in the
          auditorium" [syn: convoke]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  convene
     Αγγλικά vb.
     συγκαλώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  convene
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To come together; to meet; to unite.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To come together, as in one body or for a
  public purpose; to meet; to assemble.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  convene
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To come together; to meet; to unite.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To come together, as in one body or for a
  public purpose; to meet; to assemble.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  convene
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To come together; to meet; to unite.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To come together, as in one body or for a
  public purpose; to meet; to assemble.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  convene
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To come together; to meet; to unite.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To come together, as in one body or for a
  public purpose; to meet; to assemble.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  convene
     Englanti vb.
     1 kokoontua
     2 kutsua koolle, koota

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Convene /kənvˈiːn/
  إجتمع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  convene //kənˈviːn// //ˈkɒn.viːn// 
  1. свиквам
  to cause to assemble, to call together
  2. събирам се
  to come together as in one body or for a public purpose
  3. срещам се, събирам се
  to come together, to meet, to unite
  4. призовавам
  to summon judicially to meet or appear

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  convene /kənvˈiːn/
  svolat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  convene /kənvˈiːn/ 
  etw. einberufen
           Note: Sitzung, Gremium, jdn. zusammenkommen lassen  [adm.]
           Note: Gremium
     Synonym: summon a meeting or a body
  
   see: convening, summoning a meeting or a body, convened, summoned a meeting or a body, convenes, summons a meeting or a body, convened
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  convene /kənvˈiːn/ 
  konvenieren, passen , sich schicken , annehmbar sein 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  convene /kənvˈiːn/ 
  sich versammeln, zusammenkommen  [soc.]
           Note: Personen
        "The students assembled / convened in the entrance hall."  - Die Studenten versammelten sich in der Eingangshalle. / kamen in der Eingangshalle zusammen.
        "We convened at the hotel for a seminar."  - Wir kamen in dem Hotel zusammen, um ein Seminar zu besuchen.
     Synonym: assemble
  
   see: assembling, convening, assembled, convened
  
           Note: of persons

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  convene /kənvˈiːn/ 
  zusammentreten, zusammenkommen, tagen  [adm.]
           Note: Gremium
        "The commission meets / convenes at least four times a year."  - Die Kommission tagt mindestens viermal im Jahr., Die Kommission tritt mindestens vierteljährlich zusammen
     Synonyms: meet, hold a meeting
  
   see: meeting, convening, met, convened
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  convene /kənvˈiːn/
  
  συγκαλώ

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  convene /kənvˈiːn/ 
  1. एकत्र~होना, बटुरना
        "The council convened last week."
        "The students were convened in the auditorium."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  convene /kənvˈiːn/ 
  1. आयोजन~करना
        "The council convened last week"
  2. एकत्र~करना
        "The students were convened in the auditorium."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  convene /kənvˈiːn/
  sakupiti se, sazivati, sazove, sazvati

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  convene /kənˈvi:n/ 
   1.  zwoływać, urządzać
   2.  zbierać się

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  convene //kənˈviːn// //ˈkɒn.viːn// 
  sammanträda
  to come together as in one body or for a public purpose

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  convene /kənvˈiːn/
  1. toplamak
  2. (huk.) mahkemeye celbetmek
  3. toplanmak, bir araya gelmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kənˈvin/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  CONVENE, civil law. This is a technical term, signifying to bring an action. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "convene":
     assemble, bid come, call, call away, call back, call for,
     call forth, call in, call out, call together, call up, cite,
     conjure, conjure up, convoke, demand, evoke, hold a meeting,
     hold a session, indent, invoke, meet, muster, muster up, open,
     order up, page, preconize, recall, requisition, send after,
     send for, serve, sit, subpoena, summon, summon forth, summon up,
     summons
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 集合,召集,召唤;
  v. 聚集,集合;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 集合,召集,召唤
     vi. 聚集,集合

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