1 (formal) to order sb to appear in a court of law
SYNSUMMONS:
[VNtoinf] He was summoned to appear before the magistrates. [also VN]
2 ~ sb (to sth) (formal) to order sb to come to you:
[VN] In May 1688 he was urgently summoned to London. * She summoned the waiter. * He was summoned before the board of directors. [also VNtoinf]
3 [VN] (formal) to arrange an official meeting
SYNCONVENE:
to summon a conference / meeting
4 [VN] (formal) to call for or try to obtain sth:
to summon assistance / help / reinforcements
5 [VN] ~ sth (up) to make an effort to produce a particular quality in yourself, especially when you find it difficult
SYNMUSTER:
She was trying to summon up the courage to leave him. * I couldn't even summon the energy to get out of bed.
PHRASALVERBS
summon sth<->up to make a feeling, an idea, a memory, etc. come into your mind
SYNEVOKE:
The book summoned up memories of my childhood.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is summon a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, summon is tagged as verb.
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