reconvene

verb

re·​con·​vene ˌrē-kən-ˈvēn How to pronounce reconvene (audio)
reconvened; reconvening
Synonyms of reconvenenext

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 respect between the teams there was mutual, the Minnesota Frost’s Olympians said Wednesday as the team reconvened to finish the PWHL season. Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026 Talarico endured another period on Calvary when the legislature reconvened last spring. Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026 So Denver’s primary focus was no mystery as players and coaches reconvened for a three-game road trip out west. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026 The Heat will reconvene for practice on Thursday in Miami before resuming its schedule on Friday against the Hawks in Atlanta. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2026 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 27 Feb. 2026.

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