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

But the plan without funding details has divided her party and could be a problem when parliament reconvenes in October. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

The governor has the ability to reconvene a special session in the Legislature, which Newsom last did in 2024 to bring down high gas prices. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Every September, like clockwork, the fashion crowd reconvenes in the Big Apple for New York Fashion Week, where a new season of shows kicks off. — Irene Kim, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

In the afternoon, all the participants reconvened and an MP and a citizen from each group presented their list of ideas. — Esther King, The Dial, 15 Sep. 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