Summon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

call in an official matter, such as to attend court

ask to come

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌmən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌmən/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌmən/.

Examples

summon a lawyer
muster the courage to do something
she rallied her intellect

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mobilize muster up come up muster mobilise summons rally marshal cite

Parts of Speech

verb	call in an official matter, such as to attend court
verb	ask to come “summon a lawyer”
verb	gather or bring together “muster the courage to do something”
verb	make ready for action or use “marshal resources”

Word Forms

summons	noun	an order to appear in person at a given place and time
citation	noun	a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
summoning	noun	calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
rally	noun	the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
mobilization	noun	act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:
mobilisation	noun	act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beschwören

eine offizielle Angelegenheit einberufen, beispielsweise um vor Gericht zu erscheinen

🇫🇷French

convoquer

convoquer une affaire officielle, comme comparaître au tribunal

🇪🇸Spanish

convocar

llamar en un asunto oficial, como asistir a la corte

🇮🇹Italian

convocare

chiamare in una questione ufficiale, come ad esempio presentarsi in tribunale

🇳🇱Dutch

oproepen

een officiële aangelegenheid inroepen, zoals het bijwonen van de rechtbank

🇵🇹Portuguese

convocar

ligar para um assunto oficial, como comparecer ao tribunal

🇷🇺Russian

вызывать

позвонить по официальному делу, например, для посещения суда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुलाने

किसी आधिकारिक मामले में बुलाना, जैसे कि अदालत में उपस्थित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

তলব

একটি অফিসিয়াল বিষয়ে কল করুন, যেমন আদালতে হাজিরা দিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

அழைக்கவும்

நீதிமன்றத்தில் ஆஜராவது போன்ற உத்தியோகபூர்வ விஷயத்தில் அழைப்பு விடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిలువు

కోర్టుకు హాజరుకావడం వంటి అధికారిక విషయంలో కాల్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बोलावणे

एखाद्या अधिकृत प्रकरणात कॉल करा, जसे की न्यायालयात हजर राहणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોલાવવું

અધિકૃત બાબતમાં કૉલ કરો, જેમ કે કોર્ટમાં હાજરી આપવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರೆಸು

ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾಜರಾಗುವಂತಹ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിളിക്കുക

കോടതിയിൽ ഹാജരാകുന്നത് പോലെയുള്ള ഔദ്യോഗിക കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ വിളിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਮਨ

ਕਿਸੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਾਲ ਕਰੋ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਅਦਾਲਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਾਜ਼ਰ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

طلب کرنا

کسی سرکاری معاملے میں کال کریں، جیسے کہ عدالت میں حاضر ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

召唤

提出正式事务，例如出庭

🇯🇵Japanese

召喚する

法廷に出席するなど、公務を呼び掛ける

🇰🇷Korean

소환

법원 출석과 같은 공식적인 문제를 요청하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

triệu tập

yêu cầu một vấn đề chính thức, chẳng hạn như tham dự tòa án

🇹🇭Thai

เรียก

เรียกไปราชการ เช่น ไปขึ้นศาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

memanggil

panggilan dalam urusan resmi, seperti menghadiri pengadilan

🇵🇭Filipino

ipatawag

tumawag sa isang opisyal na usapin, tulad ng pagdalo sa korte

🇲🇾Malay

saman

memanggil dalam urusan rasmi, seperti menghadiri mahkamah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استدعاء

الاتصال بأمر رسمي، مثل الحضور إلى المحكمة

🇮🇷Persian

احضار کردن

تماس در یک موضوع رسمی، مانند حضور در دادگاه

🇹🇷Turkish

çağırmak

mahkemeye gitmek gibi resmi bir meseleyi aramak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְזַמֵן

להתקשר לעניין רשמי, כגון להגיע לבית המשפט

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The primary meaning of 'summon' is 'call in an official matter, such as to attend court'.

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Using 'summon' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'summon' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'summon' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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