convene

Definition of Convene in English :

1. convene

meet formally

Example Sentences:
'The council convened last week'

2. convene, convoke

call together

Example Sentences:
'The students were convened in the auditorium'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Convene

verb

1.

to gather, call together, or summon, esp for a formal meeting

2. (transitive)

to order to appear before a court of law, judge, tribunal, etc

verb intransitiveWord forms: conˈvened or conˈvening

1.

to meet together; assemble, esp. for a common purpose

verb transitive

2.

to cause to assemble, or meet together

3.

to summon before a court of law

v. con·vened, con·ven·ing, con·venes

v.intr.

To come together usually for an official or public purpose; assemble formally.

v.tr.

1. To cause to come together formally; convoke: convene a special session of Congress. See Synonyms at call.

2. To summon to appear, as before a tribunal.