reconvene

verb

re·​con·​vene ˌrē-kən-ˈvēn How to pronounce reconvene (audio)
reconvened; reconvening

transitive + intransitive

: to convene again
reconvene a meeting
A federal jury reconvened today for a second day of deliberations …Edward B. Havens
… the negotiators would come back in late August or early September, before Congress reconvenesElizabeth Drew

Examples of reconvene in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jury selection is expected to reconvene Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in New York City. Brooke Singman, Fox News, 17 Apr. 2024 Lawmakers will then have two days (April 12 and April 15) to reconvene in Frankfort and vote on whether to override those vetoes. Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reconvene 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1650, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reconvene was circa 1650

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“Reconvene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconvene. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

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