convene

«convene» in Mova's school dictionary: To come together for a meeting — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (convene, convenes, convened, convening)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To come together for a meeting. tree →

2) (formal) To call people together for a meeting. tree →

sense 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 →
• The judges convened to choose the winner. tree →
• The head teacher convened a meeting of parents. tree →
• World leaders convened to discuss the climate. tree →
• The committee will convene again next week. tree →
• The team convened in the hall. tree →
• An assembly was therefore convened at Mecone in order to settle these points. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «convene» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.