summon in English dictionary

summon

Meanings and definitions of "summon"

To call people together; to convene.
To ask someone to come; to send for.
(law) To order someone to appear in court, especially by issuing a summons.
noun

call, command, order
verb

(transitive)

To call people together; to convene.
verb

(transitive)

To ask someone to come; to send for.
verb

(transitive)

To use a personal skill.
verb

(fantasy, transitive)

To create a resource by magic.
verb

(law, transitive)

To order someone to appear in court, especially by issuing a summons.
to call people together
to ask someone to come
law: to order someone to appear in court
call (e.g. phone)
(to) summon
verb

ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
verb

call in an official matter, such as to attend court
verb

cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively; "clicking on the icon calls up the program"; "the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas"; "running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood"
verb

gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
verb

make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"

call, garner, mobilise are the top synonyms of "summon" in the English thesaurus.

call · garner · mobilise · pull together · come up · muster · gather · muster up · summons · cite · collect · mobilize · marshal · rally · send for
summons · cite
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
call up
cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively; "clicking on the icon calls up the program"; "the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas"; "running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood"
muster · rally · come up · muster up
gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
mobilize · mobilise · marshal
make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"

Conjugation of summon

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^†Archaic or obsolete.

summon ( third-person singular simple present summons, present participle summoning, simple past and past participle summoned) (transitive)
summon (plural summons)
summon (third-person singular simple present summons, present participle summoning, simple past and past participle summoned)