summon

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sum·mon [summon summons summoned summoning] BrE [ˈsʌmən] NAmE [ˈsʌmən] verb
1. ~ sb (to do sth) (formal)to order sb to appear in court
Syn: ↑summons
•He was summoned to appear before the magistrates.
2. ~ sb (to sth) | ~ sb to do sth (formal)to order sb to come to you
•In May 1688 he was urgently summoned to London.
•She summoned the waiter.
•He was summoned before the board of directors.
3. ~ sth (formal)to arrange an official meeting
Syn: ↑convene
•to summon a meeting
4. ~ sth (formal)to call for or try to obtain sth
•to summon assistance/help/reinforcements
5. ~ sth (up) to make an effort to produce a particular quality in yourself, especially when you find it difficult
Syn: ↑muster
•She was trying to summon up the courage to leave him.
•I couldn't even summon the energy to get out of bed.
Derived: ↑summon something up
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French somondre, from Latin summonere ‘give a hint’, later ‘call, summon’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + monere ‘warn’.

Example Bank:
•He could hardly summon the strength to stand up.
•He has been summoned from New York to give evidence at the trial.
•I was recently summoned for jury duty.
•She managed to summon up a smile.
•She was duly summoned for an interview.
•She was summoned back to his office.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mobilize, mobilise, marshal, muster, rally, come up, muster up, summons, cite