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summon

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As a verb, summon means call people together. As a noun, it means a creature magically summoned to do the summoner's bidding.

Meanings of summon

15 meanings

verb

  1. To call people together; to convene.

  2. To ask someone to come; to send for.

  3. To order (goods) and have delivered

  4. To rouse oneself to exert a skill.

  5. fantasyTo call a resource by magic.

  6. legalTo summons; convene.

  7. malaysiacolloquialslangTo impose such a fine or penalty, or to issue a notice thereof.

    “The police summoned the driver for speeding.”

    “They kena summoned for littering.”

  8. Call in an official matter, such as to attend court

    Similar: summons, cite
  9. Cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively

    “clicking on the icon calls up the program”

    “the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas”

    “running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood”

    Similar: call up
  10. Gather or bring together

    “muster the courage to do something”

    “she rallied her intellect”

    “Summon all your courage”

    Similar: muster, rally, come up, muster up
  11. Make ready for action or use

    “marshal resources”

    Similar: mobilize, mobilise, marshal

noun

  1. video gamesA creature magically summoned to do the summoner's bidding.

  2. Call, command, order

  3. malaysiacolloquialslangA fine; a fee or monetary penalty incurred for breaking the law; usually for a minor offence such as a traffic violation.

    “You better pay off the parking summon tomorrow before you kena interest on it.”

  4. malaysiacolloquialslangA notice of an infringement of the law, usually incurring such a penalty; a citation or ticket.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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verb: call in an official matter, such as to attend court
verb: cause to become available for use, either literally or fi…
verb: gather or bring together
verb: make ready for action or use

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