summon
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsʌmən/
summon (summons, present participle summoning; past and past participle summoned)
- (transitive) To call people together; to convene.
- 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence.
- Silence is primary, summoning presence to itself; so it's a connection to the realm of origin.
- 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence.
- (transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for.
- To order (goods) and have delivered
- (transitive) To rouse oneself to exert a skill.
- Synonyms: summon up, muster, muster up
- 1866, Pierre Bigandet, The Life or Legend of Gaudama, the Buddha of the Burmese, with annotations and notice on the Phongyies or Burmese monks, page 396
- For securing the attainment of what he considered to be a most desirable end, he summoned all his abilities with a most praiseworthy energy and perseverance.
- 2011, Sister Louise Sweigart, cgs, Joseph: A Guiding Light, Inspiring Voices ISBN 9781462400089, page 61
- Joseph needed to summon all his reserve to keep his self-control, for no sooner had Asa voiced his request than Joseph recalled his remark to Aaron about a child being given to this couple in lieu of their giving Mary to him.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United ↗," guardian.co.uk
- City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews.
- (fantasy, transitive) To call a resource by magic.
- 2010, Kay Hooper, The Wizard of Seattle, Fanfare ISBN 9780307568540
- “Why won't you teach me to summon water? I can summon fire so easily, it's only logical that I should learn to put out my mistakes.”
- 2010, Kay Hooper, The Wizard of Seattle, Fanfare ISBN 9780307568540
- (legal, transitive) To order someone to appear in court, especially by issuing a summons.
- French: convoquer, convier
- German: zusammenrufen
- Italian: chiamare, raccogliere, convocare, riunire, adunare
- Portuguese: convocar
- Russian: сзыва́ть
- Spanish: convocar, llamar, reunir, citar
- French: convoquer, convier
- German: herbeirufen, (by means of magic) beschwören
- Italian: chiamare, mandare a chiamare, convocare
- Portuguese: convocar
- Russian: звать
- Spanish: llamar, citar
- French: convoquer, citer à comparaître (to order someone to appear in court: citer quelqu’un à comparaître; to order someone to appear in court: citer à comparaître en justice)
- German: vorladen
- Italian: convocare, citare in giudizio, intimare
- Portuguese: convocar, intimar
- Russian: вызыва́ть
- Spanish: citar
- French: rassembler
- German: zusammennehmen
- German: beschwören
- Spanish: llamar, invocar
summon (plural summons)
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