summon

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈsʌmən/

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Verb

Plain form summon

Third-person singular summons

Past tense summoned

Past participle summoned

Present participle summoning

1. If you summon someone, you call on him to appear before you.
2. (law) If a police officer or other law enforcement official summons a person, he is accusing him of a crime but not arresting him, and instead demanding he appear in court to respond to the accusation.