| VERB | motion | convene | meet formally |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | convene, convoke | call together |
| Sounds | kahnviy'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... | |
| Meaning | meet formally. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The crowds convene in the streets | |
| Example | "The council convened last week" | |
| Narrower | reconvene | meet again |
| sit | Be in session | |
| Broader | meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather | Collect in one place |
| Spanish | convenir, convocar, reunirse | |
| Catalan | convocar, reunir-se | |
| Nouns | convention, convening | the act of convening |
| Meaning | Call together. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Example | "The students were convened in the auditorium" | |
| Synonym | convoke | |
| Broader | summon | ask to come |
| Spanish | convocar, reunirse | |
| Catalan | aplegar, convocar, reunir-se | |
| Nouns | convener | the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings |
| convention, convening | the act of convening | |
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