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to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people: General Rattigan summoned reinforcements to help resist the attack. On 20 July, the town council was summoned to hear an emergency report on its finances. We were summoned to the headmaster's office.
to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people: General Rattigan summoned reinforcements to help resist the attack. On 20 July, the town council was summoned to hear an emergency report on its finances. We were summoned to the headmaster's office.
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.
There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb summon, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. summon has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. law (Middle English) parliament (Middle English) See meaning & use.
1. : to issue a call to convene : convoke. 2. : to command by service of a summons to appear in court. 3. : to call upon for specified action. 4. : to bid to come : send for. summon a physician. 5. : to call forth : evoke often used with up. summonable. ˈsə-mə-nə-bəl. adjective. summoner. ˈsə-mə-nər. ˈsəm-nər. noun. Synonyms. call. hail.
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.
Definition of summon verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. Summon can also mean “gather up,” as one might summon one’s courage" before that big game.
Summoned definition: having been called on, called forward, or ordered to come, especially for a specific purpose or to a specific place, such as a court of law. See examples of SUMMONED used in a sentence.
