reconvene
/ˌɹi.kənˈvin/verb
reconvene is a verb meaning “To resume something that has been convened and then paused” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-C-O-N-V-E-N-E and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 3 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does reconvene mean?
verb
- 1
To resume something that has been convened and then paused.
- 2
To come together again.
We will reconvene after lunch to discuss the outstanding points on the agenda.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce reconvene?
- UK /ɹiː.kənˈviːn/
- US /ˌɹi.kənˈvin/
- Australia /ɹiː.kənˈviːn/
Reconvene has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of reconvene
- reconvenes present, singular, he/she/it
- reconvening participle, present
- reconvened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is reconvene?
Reconvene appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Reconvene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to resume something that has been convened and then paused:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | reunir |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does reconvene come from?
From re- + convene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).