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English verb: convene | |||
| 1. | convene (motion) meet formally | ||
| Samples | The council convened last week. | ||
| Examples | The crowds convene in the streets | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reconvene, sit | ||
| 2. | convene (communication) call together | ||
| Samples | The students were convened in the auditorium. | ||
| Synonyms | convoke | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | summon | ||
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