SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
convene
verb
To come together for a meeting.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Come together for a meeting
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Usage distinction
Return to topConvene often signals an organized or formal meeting rather than a casual gathering.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See convene in use
The reading group will convene in the upstairs room.
Two designers had different ideas about the scoring system for a cooperative board game. They decided to convene a small testing group rather than continue the argument through scattered messages.
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