Summon
verb
To call someone to come to a particular place.
She summoned the waiter to bring the bill.
Often appears as...
- summon someone
- summon the courage
verb
To officially order someone to come to a place.
He was summoned to court to answer the charges.
Often appears as...
- summon to court
- summon a meeting
Usage tips
Legal
verb
To demand to be present.
It was hard to summon up the energy to go out.
Often appears as...
- summon the strength
- summon a memory
verb
To call someone to come to a particular place.
She summoned the waiter to bring the bill.
Often appears as...
- summon someone
- summon the courage
verb
To officially order someone to come to a place.
He was summoned to court to answer the charges.
Often appears as...
- summon to court
- summon a meeting
Usage tips
Legal
verb
To demand to be present.
It was hard to summon up the energy to go out.
Often appears as...
- summon the strength
- summon a memory
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Immediate Presence
Used when you need someone to come to you quickly, not casually.
When the CEO visited, we summoned the team to greet her.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Implied
Shows that the person summoning has authority over the one being called.
The principal summoned the students for the assembly.
Pro Tip 3/3Expect Immediate Action
The action should happen soon after the call.
She summoned help when she saw the building on fire.
Pro Tip 1/3Immediate Presence
Used when you need someone to come to you quickly, not casually.
When the CEO visited, we summoned the team to greet her.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Implied
Shows that the person summoning has authority over the one being called.
The principal summoned the students for the assembly.
Pro Tip 3/3Expect Immediate Action
The action should happen soon after the call.
She summoned help when she saw the building on fire.
Pro Tip 1/3Immediate Presence
Used when you need someone to come to you quickly, not casually.
When the CEO visited, we summoned the team to greet her.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Implied
Shows that the person summoning has authority over the one being called.
The principal summoned the students for the assembly.
Pro Tip 3/3Expect Immediate Action
The action should happen soon after the call.
She summoned help when she saw the building on fire.
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The tale of the doctor...
became known throughout the land. He grew rich and famous, casting off the hardships of his early life. When the king fell ill, he summoned the famous physician to treat him. The doctor swept into the palace, ready to show off his skills. But when he entered the king’s chamber,
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See the 1,000-Year-Old...
hair summon residing in Mexican for our generation of those who kept the secret of this ancient earth and pass it on to the next generation he as the custodian of windmills have devoted his life to the windmills and while visiting them
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Breaking boundaries,...
how they do the work they do that who they are and how they do it are more important than what they do and why they do it women who summon the heroine we are in a time that needs heroines we need heroes we need heroines but we can
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The myth of the Sampo—...
beautiful in appearance but ill-mannered in nature. An elegant crossbow that thirsted for blood and a gleaming plow that ruined cultivated fields among others. Finally, Ilmarinen summoned the winds themselves to work the bellows,
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This weird trick will...
to summon worms. So then why does this behavior persist? Scientists think it’s beneficial for a prey species to maintain its adaptations against a more frequent predator, even if it makes it more vulnerable to a rarer one.
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Never, ever give up PIPE...
who somehow summons will, that last drop of will within me, when I think it's gone, after many, many hours and days out there. The shark experts are the best in the world -- large predators below.
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12 truths I learned from...
and me exactly as much as He or She loves your new grandchild. Go figure. The movement of grace is what changes us, heals us and heals our world. To summon grace, say, "Help," and then buckle up.
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Tutankhamun's True...
and wrapped the mummy with djed amulets to summon Osiris and rejuvenate the soul of the deceased. They also carved djed symbols onto the pillars in their tombs to follow Osiris to the afterlife.
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Is war between China and...
that would be catastrophic for both? Or can we summon the imagination and courage to find a way to survive together, to share the leadership in the 21st century,
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A Bear Gets a Native...
we want to ask creator to protect these bears and we have summons in the spirit world to acknowledge that they are here we ask
Video examples
The tale of the doctor...
became known throughout the land. He grew rich and famous, casting off the hardships of his early life. When the king fell ill, he summoned the famous physician to treat him. The doctor swept into the palace, ready to show off his skills. But when he entered the king’s chamber,
Video examples
See the 1,000-Year-Old...
hair summon residing in Mexican for our generation of those who kept the secret of this ancient earth and pass it on to the next generation he as the custodian of windmills have devoted his life to the windmills and while visiting them
Video examples
Breaking boundaries,...
how they do the work they do that who they are and how they do it are more important than what they do and why they do it women who summon the heroine we are in a time that needs heroines we need heroes we need heroines but we can
Video examples
The myth of the Sampo—...
beautiful in appearance but ill-mannered in nature. An elegant crossbow that thirsted for blood and a gleaming plow that ruined cultivated fields among others. Finally, Ilmarinen summoned the winds themselves to work the bellows,
Video examples
This weird trick will...
to summon worms. So then why does this behavior persist? Scientists think it’s beneficial for a prey species to maintain its adaptations against a more frequent predator, even if it makes it more vulnerable to a rarer one.
Video examples
Never, ever give up PIPE...
who somehow summons will, that last drop of will within me, when I think it's gone, after many, many hours and days out there. The shark experts are the best in the world -- large predators below.
Video examples
12 truths I learned from...
and me exactly as much as He or She loves your new grandchild. Go figure. The movement of grace is what changes us, heals us and heals our world. To summon grace, say, "Help," and then buckle up.
Video examples
Tutankhamun's True...
and wrapped the mummy with djed amulets to summon Osiris and rejuvenate the soul of the deceased. They also carved djed symbols onto the pillars in their tombs to follow Osiris to the afterlife.
Video examples
Is war between China and...
that would be catastrophic for both? Or can we summon the imagination and courage to find a way to survive together, to share the leadership in the 21st century,
Video examples
A Bear Gets a Native...
we want to ask creator to protect these bears and we have summons in the spirit world to acknowledge that they are here we ask
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Ryan Adams
American Musician
Writing and creating, those things come to me on their own. I feel like... you sort of summon them and it's like allowing the universe to enter your heart in an entirely different way to what it normally does. It's like inviting that energy of the universe to enter into your craft in a way where it has a meaning.
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Gladys Knight
American Musician
That's part of your life lesson to be afraid. The bigger question is how you deal with being afraid. Do you have to summon courage or something else to live with that fear without letting it take you over?
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Bill Bryson
American Writer
Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at night, for much of history, was a very dark place indeed.
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Robert E. Lee
American General
Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.
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Anne McCaffrey
American Author
At age 77, I need the help of someone with more energy than I can now summon to finish a book.
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Suze Orman
American Author
A wise woman knows how to summon her courage and do what is right, rather than what is easy.
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Cindy Sherman
American Photographer
I'm really just using the mirror to summon something I don't even know until I see it.
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William Gurnall
English Author
The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian.
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P. L. Travers
Australian Writer
I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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Charles R. Swindoll
American Clergyman
A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
Quote examples
Ryan Adams
American Musician
Writing and creating, those things come to me on their own. I feel like... you sort of summon them and it's like allowing the universe to enter your heart in an entirely different way to what it normally does. It's like inviting that energy of the universe to enter into your craft in a way where it has a meaning.
Quote examples
Gladys Knight
American Musician
That's part of your life lesson to be afraid. The bigger question is how you deal with being afraid. Do you have to summon courage or something else to live with that fear without letting it take you over?
Quote examples
Bill Bryson
American Writer
Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at night, for much of history, was a very dark place indeed.
Quote examples
Robert E. Lee
American General
Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.
Quote examples
Anne McCaffrey
American Author
At age 77, I need the help of someone with more energy than I can now summon to finish a book.
Quote examples
Suze Orman
American Author
A wise woman knows how to summon her courage and do what is right, rather than what is easy.
Quote examples
Cindy Sherman
American Photographer
I'm really just using the mirror to summon something I don't even know until I see it.
Quote examples
William Gurnall
English Author
The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian.
Quote examples
P. L. Travers
Australian Writer
I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
Quote examples
Charles R. Swindoll
American Clergyman
A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
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