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 committee is expected to reconvene for votes on the health care nominees and the nomination of Keith Sonderling to be secretary of the Department of Labor next week. — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

The first wave of Arsenal squad have reconvened at the club’s London Colney training ground. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Everyone in the family will find something here, from coffee to treats to books, so prepare to go in different directions and reconvene later in the courtyard to show off your goodies. — Annie Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026

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

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