Definitions for summon
ˈsʌm ənsum·mon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. summon, summons, citeverb

   call in an official matter, such as to attend court

2. summonverb

   ask to come

   "summon a lawyer"

3. 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"

4. mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summonverb

   make ready for action or use

   "marshal resources"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. summonverb

   To call people together; to convene.

2. summonverb

   To ask someone to come; to send for.

3. summonverb

   To order someone to appear in court, especially by issuing a summons.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To SUMMONverb

   Etymology: summoneo, Latin.

   1. To call with authority; to admonish to appear; to cite.

   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.

   2. To excite; to call up; to raise. With up emphatical.

   When the blast of war blows in our ears,
   Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. summon

   To summon means to call upon someone or something to be present or to appear, often through the use of authority or power. This could be for various purposes such as for assistance, consultation, taking part in legal proceedings, or even in a supernatural context. It can also refer to the act of conjuring up feelings or memories within oneself.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Summonverb

   to call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up

2. Summonverb

   to give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses

3. Summonverb

   to call upon to surrender, as a fort

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 GazetteerRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. summon

   To call upon to surrender; as, to summon a fort.

Matched Categories

1. • Call
   • Collect
   • Gather

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'summon' in Verbs Frequency: #885

How to pronounce summon?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of summon in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of summon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of summon in a Sentence

1. Christopher Reeve, From speech at Democratic National Convention, August 1996:

   So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

2. Pena Nieto:

   We agreed to keep up work towards reaching a deal and to summon our special negotiating teams to accelerate their efforts, it was the same thing I agreed to with Prime Minister Trudeau.

3. yoda:

   when you summon the courage to do what others won't, you will have in life what others don't.

4. Proverb:

   With money one may command devils; without it, one cannot even summon a man. #PaidSupporters

5. Peter Brukner:

   I thought it was appalling behaviour by the manager, he has a player who has gone down, who has remained down and the referee obviously considered it serious enough to summon on The Chelsea doctor and the physio.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=summon
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Summon
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=summon
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summon
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=summon
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html