Present participle for to order (someone) to be present or to go to a given location
“He rang the nearest bell to summon his butler, James, the source of all knowledge.”
Present participle for to authoritatively call on (someone) to be present as a defendant or witness in a law court
“Ordinarily, a Magistrate is bound to summon witnesses cited by a person committed for trial to the Court of Session.”
Present participle for to call for a meeting or gathering of people
“Megavett would appreciate it if their ship's captain could summon a meeting between our two seniormost staff.”
Present participle for to give an order or command to someone
“He was a musician so skilled that a king would summon him to play because his music would drive away the king's depression when nothing else helped.”
Present participle for to ask or make a request for (something)
“He now had the opportunity to summon support for his application from those with whom he had been working.”
Present participle for to make an effort to produce (a particular quality or reaction) from within oneself
“That's a perspective Bell might not have been able to summon five years ago.”
Present participle for to evoke or call an image or memory to mind
“The Kammerspiele's spectators watching Der Sturm might thus summon their memories of other great productions staged in this venue.”
Present participle for to conjure or cause to appear by summoning or calling upon
“Those who would expel the spirits of evil must summon the spirits of the five elements.”
Present participle for to summon or signal (to someone or a vehicle)
Present participle for to sue or bring action against in court
Present participle for to sound a horn, siren, or steam whistle
Present participle for to remember or bring back to mind
Present participle for to invite someone somewhere
Present participle for to urge someone to do something
Present participle for to issue, establish or apply as a fee, charge, fine or penalty
Present participle for to defy or challenge someone to do something
Present participle for to initiate legal action against someone
An act of summoning or evoking
The action or fact of calling someone or something back
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