Definition of SUMMON

summon

Plural: summons

Verb

Verb Forms: summoned, summoning, summons

  • To order someone or something to appear.
  • call in an official matter, such as to attend court
  • ask to come
    • "summon a lawyer"
  • gather or bring together
    • "Summon all your courage"
  • make ready for action or use
  • To call people together; to convene; to convoke.
  • To ask someone to come; to send for.
  • To order (goods) and have delivered
  • To rouse oneself to exert a skill.
  • To call a resource by magic.
  • To summons; convene.
  • To impose such a fine or penalty, or to issue a notice thereof.

Noun

  • A creature magically summoned to do the summoner's bidding.
  • call, command, order
  • A fine; a fee or monetary penalty incurred for breaking the law; usually for a minor offence such as a traffic violation.
  • A notice of an infringement of the law, usually incurring such a penalty; a citation or ticket.

Examples

  • She tried to summon a seven-letter word, but only ’MONS’ came to mind.
  • The police summoned the driver for speeding.
  • They kena summoned for littering.
  • You better pay off the parking summon tomorrow before you kena interest on it.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

cite, come up, marshal, mobilise, mobilize, muster, muster up, rally, summons, draw, saman, summon up

Scrabble Score: 10

summon: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
summon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
summon: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

summon: valid Words With Friends Word