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

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The Senate is scheduled to reconvene on Monday to put the bills to a vote. Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025 The cohort of pig wranglers resolved to reconvene Saturday to try once more bring home the bacon. Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025 The Senate is set to reconvene on Wednesday morning and vote on the CR at some point. Al Weaver, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025 Lawmakers do not plan to reconvene until Wednesday, missing the midnight deadline to keep federal operations running. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reconvene

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 17 Oct. 2025.

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