summon
verb/ˈsʌmən/
/ˈsʌmən/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they summon | /ˈsʌmən/ /ˈsʌmən/ |
| he / she / it summons | /ˈsʌmənz/ /ˈsʌmənz/ |
| past simple summoned | /ˈsʌmənd/ /ˈsʌmənd/ |
| past participle summoned | /ˈsʌmənd/ /ˈsʌmənd/ |
| -ing form summoning | /ˈsʌmənɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmənɪŋ/ |
- summon somebody (to do something) (formal) to order somebody to appear in court synonym summons
- He was summoned to appear before the magistrates.
Extra Examples- He has been summoned from New York to give evidence at the trial.
- I was recently summoned for jury duty.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hastily
- urgently
- duly
- …
- for
- from
- to
- …
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- summon somebody (to something) | summon somebody to do something (formal) to order somebody to come to you
- In May 1688 he was urgently summoned to London.
- She summoned the waiter.
- He was summoned before the board of directors.
Extra Examples- She was duly summoned for an interview.
- She was summoned back to his office.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hastily
- urgently
- duly
- …
- for
- from
- to
- …
- summon something (formal) to call for or try to obtain something
- to summon assistance/help/reinforcements
- summon something (formal) to arrange an official meeting synonym convene
- to summon a meeting
- summon something (up) to make an effort to produce a particular quality in yourself, especially when you find it difficult synonym muster
- She was trying to summon up the courage to leave him.
- I couldn't even summon the energy to get out of bed.
Extra Examples- He could hardly summon the strength to stand up.
- She managed to summon up a smile.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- forth
- up
- …
- be able to
- can
- try to
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French somondre, from Latin summonere ‘give a hint’, later ‘call, summon’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + monere ‘warn’.
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