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US
/ˈsəmən/
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[ UK /sˈʌmən/ ]
[ UK /sˈʌmən/ ]
VERB
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ask to come
summon a lawyer -
make ready for action or use
marshal resources -
gather or bring together
muster the courage to do something
Summon all your courage
she rallied her intellect -
cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively
running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood
the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas
clicking on the icon calls up the program - call in an official matter, such as to attend court
How To Use summon In A Sentence
- Martine summoned one of them with the press of an illuminated, arrowed button.
- Summon one of the swiftest of the coria and have it wait in readiness," he added, as though by afterthought. The Moon Pool
- The populist leader has dodged the issue of whether he will refuse a judicial summons to answer questions in the dock. Times, Sunday Times
- On TV, NBC summoned Jack Nicklaus on the horn to start the encomiums. A Beautiful Blowout, Not a Poetic Payback
- For being summoned to come and receiue his consecration at Canturburie (as alreadie yee haue heard) through counsell of the canons Yorke he refused so to doo: bicause they informed him that if he so did, it should be greatlie preiudiciall to the liberties of that sée, whose archbishop was of like authoritie in all things vnto the archbishop of Canturburie, so that he was bound onelie to fetch his consecration and benediction at Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (3 of 12) Henrie I.
- There's the literal, like Chocobos, Moogles and certain summons; and the less so, like a particular visual and musical aesthetic, or themes of war ethics or class struggles. Archive 2008-04-01
- They are in the nature of a proposed amended writ of summons, a summons for directions and an affidavit in each of the matters and a list of authorities in each of the matters.
- That was by no means forthcoming and on 23 August 1990 the respondent issued an originating summons in the High Court seeking possession.
- He was summonsed to appear in court.
- His death had been a kind of summons; out of his self-willed existence into the service of Cesaria Yaos. GALILEE