summon
verb
sum·mon
| \ ˈsə-mən
\
\
summoned;
summoning\ ˈsə-mə-niŋ
, ˈsəm-niŋ \
, ˈsəm-niŋ \
Definition of summon
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Other Words from summon
summonable
\ ˈsə-mə-nə-bəl
\
adjective
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adjective
summoner
\ ˈsə-mə-nər
, ˈsəm-nər \
noun
, ˈsəm-nər \
noun
Examples of summon in a Sentence
The queen summoned him back to the palace.
without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office
Recent Examples on the Web
Cars with this feature can automatically navigate through a parking lot, find an available parking space and then come back to you when summoned. — Allen Kim, CNN, "Elon Musk says Tesla owners will soon be able to stream Netflix and YouTube," 29 July 2019 When Cedric Mullins was summoned to Baltimore last August to play center field, shifting Jones to right field, he was seen as the center fielder of the future. — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles reset: Re-evaluating the Orioles’ decision not to bring back Adam Jones," 22 July 2019 Causwell was taken to St. Vincent’s East, where extra police were summoned for crowd control. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al.com, "21-year-old suspect charged in triple shooting that killed 1, injured 2," 19 July 2019 Trudeau’s meeting later that afternoon with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was abruptly cancelled when McConnell was summoned to the White House for a briefing on Iran. — Jonathan Lemire, Fortune, "'How Many People Will Be Killed?': Why Trump Decided Against Striking Iran," 22 June 2019 In Dunbar's case, a Mandalay Bay housekeeping employee noticed the guns and summoned supervisors before federal agents arrived and seized three pistols, a bolt-action rifle and the two assault-style weapons. — Ken Ritter, Fox News, "Lawyers: 2014 arrest at Vegas hotel precursor to killings," 6 July 2018 When Kanye West summoned a bevy of celebrities, music stars and media to Jackson Hole, Wyoming on the eve of the release of his album Ye, guests didn’t know what to expect. — Nerisha Penrose, Billboard, "Here's What Went Down at Kanye West's #ProjectWyoming Brooklyn Pop-Up Shop," 8 June 2018 A month later, when summoned for questioning by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Morrison confessed and became an informant for the agency, an arrangement the Air Force said yielded legally admissible evidence against 10 other airmen. — NBC News, "Security troops on U.S. nuclear missile base took LSD, records show," 24 May 2018 On Monday, South Korea summoned Japan’s ambassador to express concerns about the possibility that treated radioactive groundwater stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant might someday be released into the ocean. — Washington Post, "Radioactive sushi: Japan-South Korea spat extends to Olympic cuisine," 23 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'summon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for summon
summon
verb
English Language Learners Definition of summon
formal
: to order (someone) to come to a place
: to order (someone) to appear in a court of law
: to ask for (someone or something) to come : to send or call for (someone or something)
See the full definition for summon in the English Language Learners Dictionary
summon
verb
sum·mon
| \ ˈsə-mən
\
\
summoned;
summoning
Kids Definition of summon
summon
transitive verb
sum·mon
Legal Definition of summon
: to command by service of a summons to appear in court