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- Dictionarysummon/ˈsʌmən/
verb
- 1. order (someone) to be present: "a waiter was summoned" Similar
- 2. make an effort to produce (a particular quality or reaction) from within oneself: "she managed to summon up a smile" Similar
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to order someone come to a particular place, or to officially tell someone to be present: The president summoned an emergency meeting of his advisers. I have been summoned to appear in court. To summon is also to find, call, or gather together something for use: I couldn't summon any strength.
The meaning of SUMMON is to issue a call to convene : convoke. How to use summon in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Summon.
to order someone come to a particular place, or to officially tell someone to be present: The president summoned an emergency meeting of his advisers. I have been summoned to appear in court. To summon is also to find, call, or gather together something for use: I couldn't summon any strength.
4 meanings: 1. to order to come; send for, esp to attend court, by issuing a summons 2. to order or instruct (to do something).... Click for more definitions.
Definition of summon verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal. 2. to call upon to do something specified. 3. to call or notify to appear at a specified place, esp. before a court: to summon a witness. 4. to call together by authority, as for deliberation or action: to summon parliament.
to order someone to come to a person or place: The police mobile rapid response unit was summonsed to the scene shortly before 10pm.
To summon is to formally call for the presence of someone. If, as soccer team captain, you find that your team members are an hour late for the big game, you might need to summon them — and fast. SKIP TO CONTENT
SUMMON meaning: 1 : to order (someone) to come to a place; 2 : to order (someone) to appear in a court of law often used as (be) summoned.
Definition of summon verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
