summons
verb/ˈsʌmənz/
/ˈsʌmənz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they summons | /ˈsʌmənz/ /ˈsʌmənz/ |
| he / she / it summonses | /ˈsʌmənzɪz/ /ˈsʌmənzɪz/ |
| past simple summonsed | /ˈsʌmənzd/ /ˈsʌmənzd/ |
| past participle summonsed | /ˈsʌmənzd/ /ˈsʌmənzd/ |
| -ing form summonsing | /ˈsʌmənzɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmənzɪŋ/ |
- to order somebody to appear in court synonym summon
- summons somebody (for something) She was summonsed for speeding.
- The police summonsed him for speeding.
- summons somebody to do something He was summonsed to appear in court.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sumunse, from an alteration of Latin summonita, feminine past participle of summonere ‘give a hint’, later ‘call, summon’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + monere ‘warn’.
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