summon

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To call people together; to convene; to convoke.
2. (transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for.
3. To order (goods) and have delivered
4. (transitive) To rouse oneself to exert a skill.
5. (transitive) To call a resource by magic.
6. (transitive) To summons; convene.

Noun

1. A creature magically summoned to do the summoner's bidding.
2. call, command, order

Noun

1. (Malaysia, colloquial, slang) A fine; a fee or monetary penalty incurred for breaking the law; usually for a minor offence such as a traffic violation.
2. (Malaysia, colloquial, slang) A notice of an infringement of the law, usually incurring such a penalty; a citation or ticket.

Synonyms

call

invite

send for

cite

convene

call for

convoke

call together

beckon

assemble

call up

ask

subpoena

shout

request

call out

demand

invoke

bid

ask for

muster up

call to

gather

summons

muster

hail

rally

come up

accuse

welcome

call to come

challenge

present

order

pick

⛏️

ready

mobilise

mobilize

marshal

call in

dare

appeal

name

ask to come

conjure

compel

call down

command

govern

go under

Translations

convoquer

appeler

llamar

convocar

καλώ

chiamare

convocar

citar

ontbieden

invoquer

vorladen

convocare

rufen

herbeirufen

voco

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌmən/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman somoundre, from Old French sumundre, from Latin summonēre, itself from sub + monēre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti, causative from *men- (“to think”).