convene

Definition

To come together; to meet; to unite.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French convenir, from Latin convenio, convenire (“come together”), from con- (“with, together”) + veniō (“come”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti, from the root *gʷem-.

Example Sentences

• "In short-sighted men […] the rays converge and convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom."
• "The Parliament of Scotland now convened."
• "Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene."

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