convene
verb (used without object)
to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
convenable
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a word derived from
convene.
Example Sentences
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It would be much more convenable if you were married.
From Molly Brown of Kentucky by Speed, Nell
The Grand, she said, was "plus convenable pour une lune de Miel—" Lune de Miel!
From Beyond The Rocks A Love Story by Glyn, Elinor
But mind this, young man, he brings a sister with him as handsome as the devil, and not much easier to manage: so if you do advise—no tricks—tell me of something convenable.'
From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Fr. convenable, apt, fit, meet for, beseeming, seemlie, &c.
From Caxton's Book of Curtesye by Furnivall, Frederick James
Perhaps the wisdom of this house proved insufficient to devise any "provision convenable."
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various
