summon

sum|mon [ˈsʌmən] v [T] formal

[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: somondre, from Latin summonere 'to remind secretly', from sub- 'secretly' + monere 'to warn']

1.) to order someone to come to a place

▪ Robert summoned the waiter for the bill.

summon sb to sth

▪ The president summoned Taylor to Washington.

summon sb to do sth

▪ He was summoned to attend an emergency meeting.

2.) to officially order someone to come to a court of law

▪ Hugh was summoned to appear before the magistrate.

3.) also summon sth up

to try very hard to have enough of something such as courage, energy, or strength, because you need it

▪ He had to summon the energy to finish the race.

4.) summon a meeting/conference etc

to arrange for a meeting to take place and order people to come to it

= ↑convene

▪ He summoned a meeting of business leaders.

summon up [summon up sth] phr v

1.) if something summons up a memory, thought, or image, it makes you remember it or think of it

= ↑conjure up

▪ The smell summoned up memories of family holidays by the sea.

2.) to try very hard to have enough courage, energy, or strength, because you need it

▪ Ruth took a deep breath, summoned up her courage, and told him the truth.