Definition of summon Summon
/sʌˈmʌn/ - [sumun] - sum•mon
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| summon - call in an official matter, such as to attend court | ||
| summons, cite | ||
| send for, call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" | ||
| vouch give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds" | ||
| demand request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" | ||
| summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer" | ||
| send for, call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" | ||
| page contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system | ||
| buzz call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant" | ||
| convoke, convene call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium" | ||
| beckon signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably" | ||
| summon - make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" | ||
| mobilize, mobilise, marshal | ||
| pull together, garner, collect, gather store grain | ||
| summon - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" | ||
| muster, rally, come up, muster up | ||
| pull together, garner, collect, gather store grain | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- summon (v. t.)
To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up. - summon (v. t.)
To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses. - summon (v. t.)
To call upon to surrender, as a fort.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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summon
To ask someone to come.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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summon
sum′un, v.t. to call with authority: to command to appear, esp. in court: to rouse to exertion.—ns. Summ′oner; Summ′ons, a summoning or an authoritative call: a call to appear, esp. in court: a call to surrender.—v.t. to serve with a summons. [O. Fr. somoner—L. summonēre—sub, secretly, monēre, to warn.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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summon
To call upon to surrender; as, to summon a fort.
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🔤- summon, verb, present, 1st person singular of summon (infinitive).
- summon, verb (infinitive).
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