reconvene

verb

re·​con·​vene ˌrē-kən-ˈvēn 

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 reconvenes …

—Elizabeth Drew

Examples of reconvene in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, before the group reconvenes, Paula takes some time to dig into the files in the flash drive that Ashley dropped at the police station. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 8 July 2026

The recount board reconvened Thursday morning, July 9, to begin tabulating runoff Election Day results. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026

His focus is what happens on the pitch, including the fortunes of Hyam and Cacace, who were obviously absent when the rest of the squad reconvened in Wrexham on Tuesday to kick off pre-season training. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 1 July 2026

They are expected to make recommendations on seven peptides during a two-day meeting on July 23 and 24 and then reconvene in February to consider others. — Will Stone, NPR, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconvene

• acridine
• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene