reconvene
Come together again after a break
Examples
In a meeting
“Let's take fifteen minutes and reconvene at 3 PM.”
Over coffee
“We should reconvene after lunch to finish this conversation.”
Why this word
resume
Reconvene means gathering again after break, resume focuses on continuing activity
restart
Reconvene emphasizes reassembling the group, restart focuses on the activity itself
meet again
Reconvene is formal and implies official gathering, meet again is casual
Usage tip
Use when a group is resuming a meeting or gathering after an interruption
Etymology
Latin 're' (again) + 'convenire' (come together)
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