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 2025 General Assembly is currently not in session, with lawmakers set to reconvene for three weeks beginning Feb. 4. Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 The full House is set to reconvene Wednesday morning to take up the revised bill. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 While the elimination of the commercial lease tax is final, Higgins and others who have been pushing for the Northeast Corridor rail project hope Perez will help Miami-Dade find other matching dollars when the Florida Legislature reconvenes at the end of 2025. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025 The team will reconvene for training camp July 22, but in the meantime, there are still looming questions regarding the roster. James Boyd, New York Times, 19 June 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 23 Jul. 2025.

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