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summonto order someone to come to or appear before you, especially officially

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to order someone to come to or appear before you, especially officially

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsʌmən/

Korean meaning: 소환하다, 부르다, (공식적으로) 출석을 명하다

Korean pronunciation: **써**먼

Example Sentences

  • The CEO summoned all department heads for an emergency pizza meeting at 3 AM.
  • I need to summon the patience of a saint to deal with my teenage daughter's room.
  • The defendant was summoned to appear before the judge next Tuesday.

summon

VERB

//ˈsʌmən//

to order someone to come to or appear before you, especially officially

summon concept
💡 Concept

The court bailiff summons the defendant to appear before the judge

summon rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Summon the salmon - once common, now magical!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsʌmən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsʌmən/

🌳Etymology

Rootsummon

Origin

From Old French 'summonre' meaning 'to remind' or 'to call upon,' derived from Latin 'submonere' combining 'sub-' (under) and 'monere' (to warn or remind).

🎵Rhyme

commonsalmon
common
salmon

🔗Collocations

summon courage
summon to court
summon a meeting
summon witnesses
summon strength
summon spirits

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The CEO summoned all department heads for an emergency pizza meeting at 3 AM.

😄 Fun example

I need to summon the patience of a saint to deal with my teenage daughter's room.

The defendant was summoned to appear before the judge next Tuesday.

She summoned her remaining energy to finish the marathon.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

callinvokeconvenebeckonmuster

Antonyms

dismissdischargedisperse

Related

summons召喚convocationassembly

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