0 present participle of summon
1 to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people:
2 to increase your courage or strength, especially with an effort:
Late last night, the French ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office to discuss the crisis.
After her month's sick leave, she was summoned to see the company's welfare officer.
He summoned his troops.
We were summoned to the headmaster's office.
She summoned us to admire her new greenhouse.
Summoning someone in this fashion does more than attempt to ensure the availability of an addressed recipient.
Patients living alone may have difficulty summoning help.
It was for this reason that elites issued invitations to the generality, summoning them to assemble as the company clerk, for example, recited ordinances.
