convene
verb (used without object)
to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
convened
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past participleof convene.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof convene.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
conveneverb (used without object)to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
Example Sentences
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Nandy convened a meeting with social media firms on Tuesday afternoon to discuss such abuse, but she called social media company X a "disgrace" for failing to turn up.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
But it is highly unlikely the recess will be delayed or a special session convened in the coming days.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
President Xi Jinping convened an emergency meeting on aid efforts, and Premier Li Qiang travelled to Tibet in the immediate aftermath.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
But it wasn’t until it convened an expert advisory committee in 2024 that it entered development.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
A particularly poignant loss occurred in the summer of 1701, when the leaders of forty native nations convened in Montreal to negotiate an end to decades of war among themselves and the French.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
