What does summon mean?
Definitions for summon
ˈsʌm ənsum·mon
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word summon.
Princeton's WordNet
summon, summons, citeverb
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
summonverb
ask to come
"summon a lawyer"
muster, rally, summon, come up, muster upverb
gather or bring together
"muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summonverb
make ready for action or use
"marshal resources"
Wiktionary
summonverb
To call people together; to convene.
summonverb
To ask someone to come; to send for.
summonverb
To order someone to appear in court, especially by issuing a summons.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To SUMMONverb
Etymology: summoneo, Latin.
Catesby, found lord Hastings,
And summon him to-morrow to the Tower. William Shakespeare, R. III.The course of method summoneth me to discourse of the inhabitants. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwal.
The tirsan is assisted by the governour of the city, where the feast is celebrated, and all the persons of both sexes are summoned to attend. Francis Bacon.
Rely on what thou hast of virtue, summon all. John Milton.
Nor trumpets summon him to war,
Nor drums disturb his morning sleep. Dryden.Love, duty, safety, summon us away;
’Tis nature’s voice, and nature we obey. Alexander Pope.When the blast of war blows in our ears,
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. William Shakespeare, Henry V.
Webster Dictionary
Summonverb
to call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up
Summonverb
to give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses
Summonverb
to call upon to surrender, as a fort
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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 Dictionary and Gazetteer
summon
To call upon to surrender; as, to summon a fort.
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'summon' in Verbs Frequency: #885
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of summon in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of summon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of summon in a Sentence
But you will not summon me. I am not bending to anybody's demands.
They (the police) summon them and find reasons to convict them under those very fuzzy articles of criminal law. It completely violates the law but they use it very regularly.
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.
The recent coverage of AI as a single, unified power is a predictable upshot of a self-aggrandizing Silicon Valley culture that believes it can summon a Godhead.
If those shameless people don't approve the plan of territorial control, we'll summon you here again (next) Sunday.
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Translations for summon
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- استدعىArabic
- citar, cridarCatalan, Valencian
- předvolat, svolat, přivolatCzech
- zusammenrufen, vorladen, herbeirufen, beschwörenGerman
- καλώGreek
- vokiEsperanto
- convocar, citar, llamar, reunirSpanish
- haastaa, kutsua, kutsua koolleFinnish
- convoquer, citer à comparaître, convierFrench
- odahív, összehív, beidéz, megidézHungarian
- memanggilIndonesian
- in, giudizio, raccogliere, mandare, a, riunire, citare, adunare, convocare, chiamare, intimareItalian
- לְזַמֵןHebrew
- 呼び出す, 召喚する, 召集する, 出頭を命ずるJapanese
- vocō, convoco, arcessōLatin
- ontbieden, oproepen, bijeen roepenDutch
- tilkalleNorwegian
- wzywaćPolish
- convocar, intimarPortuguese
- призвать, позвать, сзывать, звать, призывать, вызвать, вызывать, созватьRussian
- dozvati, sazvati, prizvatiSerbo-Croatian
- inbjuda, sammankallaSwedish
- రప్పించుTelugu
- bizaZulu
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