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

The delay means the zones will lapse before lawmakers reconvene later in April. —Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026

Reed, before the board reconvened to the South Room, questioned a list of changes in locations for polling places. —Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026

Fifteen minutes later, the board reconvenes and compares conclusions before continuing the discussion. —Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026

Nearly four years after K-pop supergroup BTS stepped away from the public eye to fulfill South Korea’s mandatory military service, the world’s biggest band reconvened in Los Angeles last summer to begin the high-pressure task of crafting a comeback album. —Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconvene

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