summon

summon
01. I felt a little nervous when my boss [summoned] me to his office.
02. The villagers were [summoned] to appear before the Queen.
03. The army [summoned] reinforcements as the battle grew fiercer.
04. News correspondents in the region have been [summoned] to the Royal Palace to hear the King's reaction to the military coup.
05. The [summons] to appear as a witness in the murder case was delivered to the man's home.
06. There was a fight going on in the bar, and the police had to be [summoned].
07. The nurse quickly [summoned] the doctor to the patient's room.
08. Paul was [summoned] to appear in court after being stopped for drunk driving.
09. She received a [summons] and was to appear in court the following month.
10. He [summoned] all his courage and then went into his boss' office to demand a raise.
11. The young boy was [summoned] to the office by the principal.
12. Many books and films have sensationalized voodoo as black magic based on animal and human sacrifices to [summon] zombies and evil spirits.
13. The principal [summoned] the boys who broke the window to his office.
14. The evil wizard [summoned] the dead to come to his aid.
15. In Giotto's painting of 'The Last Judgment,' Christ's right hand [summons] the saved souls, while his left hand rejects those who are damned.
16. A Chinese proverb notes that with money one may command devils; without it, one cannot even [summon] a man.
17. John Dryden wrote, "All human things are subject to decay, and when fate [summons], monarchs must obey."

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • summon — summon, summons, call, cite, convoke, convene, muster mean to demand the presence of persons or, by extension, things. Summon implies the exercise of authority or of power; it usually suggests a mandate, an imperative order or bidding, or urgency …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 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[e^]re, for L. summon[=e]re to give a hint; sub under + monere to admonish, to warn. See {Monition} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • summon — sum·mon vt: to command by service of a summons to appear in court Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. summon I …   Law dictionary

  • summon — summon, summons Summon is a verb only, whereas summons is a noun and verb. A summons (plural summonses) is an order to appear before a judge or magistrate, and to summons someone is to issue them with a summons. Summon is the ordinary word… …   Modern English usage

  • summon up — [phrasal verb] summon up (something) : to bring (a memory, feeling, image, etc.) into the mind Visiting his old house summoned up memories of his childhood. see also ↑summon 3 (above) • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • summon — c.1200, from Anglo Fr., O.Fr. sumundre summon, from V.L. *summundre to call, cite, from L. summonere hint to, from sub under + monere warn, advise (see MONITOR (Cf. monitor) (n.)). Summons authoritative call to be at a certain place for a certa …   Etymology dictionary

  • summon — ► VERB 1) authoritatively call on (someone) to be present, especially to appear in a law court. 2) urgently demand (help). 3) call people to attend (a meeting). 4) cause (a quality or reaction) to emerge from within oneself: she managed to summon …   English terms dictionary

  • summon — [sum′ən] vt. [ME somonen < OFr somondre < VL * submonere, for L summonere, to remind privily < sub , under, secretly + monere, to advise, warn: see MONITOR] 1. to call together; order to meet or convene 2. to order to come or appear;… …   English World dictionary

  • summon up — index evoke, recall (remember), recollect, remember Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • summon — UK US /ˈsʌmən/ verb [T] ► MEETINGS to officially tell someone to be in a particular place, or be present for a particular purpose: be summoned to sth »Intelligence officials were summoned to Capitol Hill today to talk about global security… …   Financial and business terms

  • summon — [v] call to a place arouse, ask, assemble, beckon, beep, bid, call, call back, call for, call forth, call in, call into action, call together, call upon, charge, cite, command, conjure, convene, convoke, direct, draft, draw on, enjoin, gather,… …   New thesaurus

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