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sum·mon
(sŭm′ən)tr.v. sum·moned, sum·mon·ing, sum·mons
1.
a. To call together; convene: summon a meeting of officials. See Synonyms at call.
b. To request to appear; send for: summon a doctor to help an injured man.
2. To order to take a specified action; bid: summon the captain to surrender.
3.
a. To bring to mind or remember. Often used with up: We tried to summon up an image of our childhood friend.
b. To cause one to think of (something); evoke. Often used with up: "Badly cured hippie fur ... maté, and paraffin heating oil are the scents that summon up my remembrance of the late sixties" (Judith Thurman).
4. To bring into existence or readiness. Often used with up: "He summoned up a smile, though it seemed to take all his strength" (Colin Turnbull).
[Middle English somonden, from Old French somondre, from Vulgar Latin *summonere, from Latin summonēre, to remind privately, hint to : sub-, secretly; see sub- + monēre, to warn; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
sum′mon·er n.
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summon
(ˈsʌmən)vb (tr)
1. (Law) to order to come; send for, esp to attend court, by issuing a summons
2. to order or instruct (to do something) or call (to something): the bell summoned them to their work.
3. to call upon to meet or convene
4. (often foll by up) to muster or gather (one's strength, courage, etc)
[C13: from Latin summonēre to give a discreet reminder, from monēre to advise]
ˈsummonable adj
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sum•mon
(ˈsʌm ən)v.t.
1. to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal.
2. to call upon to do something specified.
3. to call or notify to appear at a specified place, esp. before a court: to summon a witness.
4. to call together by authority, as for deliberation or action: to summon parliament.
5. to call into action; rouse; call forth (often fol. by up): to summon all one's courage.
[1175–1225; < Old French semondre, somondre < Vulgar Latin *summonere, Latin summonēre to remind unofficially =sum- sum- + monēre to remind, warn]
sum′mon•a•ble, adj.
sum′mon•er, n.
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summon
Past participle: summoned
Gerund: summoning
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| Verb | 1. | summon - call in an official matter, such as to attend court vouch - summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" demand - summon to court |
| 2. | summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer" page - contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system buzz - call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant" send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" beckon - summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture | |
| 3. | summon - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" | |
| 4. | summon - make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
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summon
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
summon
verb1. To bring together:
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Translations
يَسْتَدْعي، يَدْعو إلى
svolatzavolatpovolatpředvolat
indkaldetilkalde
haastaakutsuakutsua koolle
beidézmegidézodahívösszehív
boîa; stefna
出頭を命ずる召喚する召集する呼び出す
izsauktsasaukt
çağırmak
summon
[ˈsʌmən] VT [+ servant, doctor etc] → llamar; [+ meeting] → convocar; [+ aid] → pedir (Jur) → citar, emplazarto be summoned to sb's presence → ser llamado a la presencia de algn
they summoned me to advise them → me llamaron para que les aconsejara
to summon a town to surrender → hacer una llamada a una ciudad para que se rinda
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
summon
[ˈsʌmən] vt (= call for) [+ doctor, waiter, secretary, servant] → faire venir, appeler
(LAW) → citer à comparaître
to summon a witness → citer un témoin à comparaître
to be summoned before sb/sth → être cité(e) à comparaître devant qn/qch
to summon a witness → citer un témoin à comparaître
to be summoned before sb/sth → être cité(e) à comparaître devant qn/qch
[+ courage] → rassembler
summon up
vt fus [+ courage, energy] → rassembler
to summon up the courage to do sth → trouver le courage de faire qch
He eventually summoned up the courage to ask Melanie out → Il finit par trouver le courage d'inviter Melanie à sortir avec lui.
to summon up the courage to do sth → trouver le courage de faire qch
He eventually summoned up the courage to ask Melanie out → Il finit par trouver le courage d'inviter Melanie à sortir avec lui.
(= evoke) [+ memories] → rassembler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
summon
vt
servant etc → (herbei)rufen, kommen lassen, herbeizitieren; police, fire brigade etc → (herbei)rufen; help → holen; members → zusammenrufen; meeting, Parliament → einberufen; to summon somebody to do something (= order) → jdn auffordern, etw zu tun; the King summoned his ministers → der König rief seine Minister zusammen; he was summoned back → er wurde zurückgerufen; to be summoned into somebody’s presence → zu jdm befohlen or zitiert (iro) → werden; a bell summoned them to their work → eine Glocke rief sie zur Arbeit
to summon the courage/strength to do something → den Mut/die Kraft aufbringen, etw zu tun
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
summon
[ˈsʌmən] vt (meeting) → convocare; (aid, doctor, servant) → chiamare (Law) to summon a witness → citare un testimonesummon up vt + adv (courage, interest) → trovare
to summon up all one's courage → farsi coraggio, armarsi di coraggio
to summon up all one's strength → fare appello a tutte le proprie forze
I couldn't summon up the courage to tell him → non ho trovato il coraggio di dirglielo
to summon up all one's courage → farsi coraggio, armarsi di coraggio
to summon up all one's strength → fare appello a tutte le proprie forze
I couldn't summon up the courage to tell him → non ho trovato il coraggio di dirglielo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
summon
(ˈsamən) verb to order to come or appear. He was summoned to appear in court; The head teacher summoned her to his room; A meeting was summoned.
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