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summon
[ suhm-uhn ]
verb (used with object)
- to call upon to do something specified.
- to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal; call.
- to call or notify to appear at a specified place, especially before a court:
to summon a defendant.
- to authorize or order a gathering of; call together by authority, as for deliberation or action:
to summon parliament.
- to call into action; rouse; call forth (often. followed by up ):
to summon all one's courage.
summon
/ ˈʌə /
verb
- to order to come; send for, esp to attend court, by issuing a summons
- to order or instruct (to do something) or call (to something)
the bell summoned them to their work
- to call upon to meet or convene
- often foll by up to muster or gather (one's strength, courage, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈܳDzԲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ܳ·Dz·· adjective
- ܳ·Dz· noun
- ·ܳ·Dz verb (used with object)
- un·ܳ·Dz·· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of summon1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of summon1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He said he refused the land access application and was not afraid of being summoned to court.
Italy's Giorgia Meloni – who until Wednesday seemed more reluctant than others to retaliate in kind against the US – cleared her diary and hastily summoned ministers and business leaders to an emergency summit.
He summoned some levity during a November “Today” appearance, telling Hoda Kotb his current best joke was that in four short weeks he had “gone from a Virgo to a Cancer.”
It turns out that Ramona unwittingly summoned the woman the night David died.
The Kings had other plans, summoning Nickson to a meeting in the summer of 2023 where he worried he might be fired before he could tell them he was ready to retire.
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