summon

[SumĀ·mon]

To summon is to formally call for the presence of someone. If, as soccer team captain, you find that your team members are an hour late for the big game, you might need to summon them and fast.

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To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up.

Verb
make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"

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

Verb
ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

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


v. t.
To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up.

v. t.
To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.

v. t.
To call upon to surrender, as a fort.


Summon

Sum"mon , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Summoned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Summoning.] [OE. somonen, OF. sumundre, semondre, F. semondre, from (assumed) LL. summon&ecr;re, for L. summon'c7re to give a hint; sub under + monere to admonish, to warn. See Monition, and cf. Submonish.] 1. To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up.
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.
Trumpets summon him to war.
2. To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses. 3. (Mil.) To call upon to surrender, as a fort. Syn. -- To call; cite; notify; convene; convoke; excite; invite; bid. See Call.

To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up.

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Usage Examples

A wise woman knows how to summon her courage and do what is right, rather than what is easy.

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

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Other Usage Examples

We can reach our potential, but to do so, we must reach within ourselves. We must summon the strength, the will, and the faith to move forward - to be bold - to invest in our future.

It has taken a great deal of energy, which has not been so difficult to summon as the necessary patience to wait, simply wait much of the time - until my instincts assured me that I had assembled my materials in proper order for a final welding into their natural form.

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