Definition of summon verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
If you summon a quality, you make a great effort to have it. For example, if you summon the courage or strength to do something, you make a great effort to be brave or strong, so that you will be able to do it.
to call or notify (someone) to appear at a specified place, esp. before a court:[~ + object] to summon a witness. to call together by authority, as for deliberation or action:[~ + object] to summon parliament.
The meaning of SUMMONS is the act of summoning; especially : a call by authority to appear at a place named or to attend to a duty. How to use summons in a sentence.
Some common synonyms of summon are call, cite, convene, convoke, and muster. While all these words mean "to demand the presence of," summon implies the exercise of authority.
