convent
To call before a judge or judicatureTo call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
» Mary lived in a convent for a few months.
Mary hat ein paar Monate lang in einem Konvent gelebt. — al_ex_an_der
Mary hat ein paar Monate lang in einem Kloster gelebt. — al_ex_an_der
Mary hat ein paar Monate lang im Kloster gelebt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мэри несколько месяцев прожила в монастыре. — marafon
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(obsolete)To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
(obsolete)To meet together; to concur.
(obsolete)To be convenient; to serve.
Examples
17 sentencesMary lived in a convent for a few months.
ruМэри несколько месяцев прожила в монастыре. — marafon
deMary hat ein paar Monate lang in einem Konvent gelebt. — al_ex_an_der
Each convent has its own rules.
ruКаждый женский монастырь имеет свои собственные правила. — alik_farber
Rima was walking around the convent.
They said she would enter a convent.
Mary decided to go to the convent.
deMaria beschloss, ins Kloster zu gehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Latin convenio (past participle conventus), whence also convene; so of the same ultimFrom Latin convenio (past participle conventus), whence also convene; so of the same ultimate origin as Etymology 1.
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Forms
convents, conventing, convented, conventedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.