Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - summon
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Summon
summon
~ v formal 1 to officially order someone to come to a meeting, a court of law etc (summon sb to sth) (We were all summoned to a meeting with the principal. | summon sb to do sth) (They'll probably be summoning you to appear in court.) 2 also summon sth up to make a great effort use your strength, courage, energy etc (Summoning all her strength, Julia gave one last pull. | I couldn't summon up the courage to ask you out until now.) 3 summon a meeting/conference etc to arrange for a meeting to take place and order people to come to it; convene
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(summons, summoning, summoned) 1. If you summon someone, you order them to come to you. (FORMAL) Howe summoned a doctor and hurried over... Suddenly we were summoned to the interview room... He has been summoned to appear in court on charges of incitement to law-breaking. VERB: V n, be V-ed prep/adv, be V-ed to-inf 2. If you summon a quality, you make a great effort to have it. For example, if you summon the courage or strength to do something, you make a great effort to be brave or strong, so that you will be able to do it. It took her a full month to summon the courage to tell her mother. VERB: V n • Summon up means the same as summon. Painfully shy, he finally summoned up courage to ask her to a game... PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron) ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English somnen, somonen, from Anglo-French somondre, from Vulgar Latin *~ere, alteration of Latin ~ere to remind secretly, from sub- secretly + monere to warn — more at sub-, mind Date: 13th century 1. to issue a call to convene ; convoke 2. to command by service of a ~s to appear in court 3. to call upon for specified action 4. to bid to come ; send for ~ a physician 5. to call forth ; evoke — often used with up • ~able adjective • ~er noun Synonyms: ~, call, cite, convoke, convene, muster mean to demand the presence of. ~ implies the exercise of authority was ~ed to answer charges. call may be used less formally for ~ called the legislature into special session. cite implies a ~ing to court usually to answer a charge cited for drunken driving. convoke implies a ~s to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes convoked a Vatican council. convene is somewhat less formal than convoke convened the students. muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole mustered the troops. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 call upon to appear, esp. as a defendant or witness in a lawcourt. 2 (usu. foll. by to + infin.) call upon (summoned her to assist). 3 call together for a meeting or some other purpose (summoned the members to attend). Phrases and idioms summon up (often foll. by to, for) gather (courage, spirits, resources, etc.) (summoned up her strength for the task). Derivatives summonable adj. summoner n. Etymology: ME f. OF somondre f. L summonere (as SUB-, monere warn) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. вызвать, позвать; пригласить to summon a secretary (by pressing a button) —- вызвать секретаря (нажатием кнопки) to summon the children to dinner —- позвать детей обедать a painter was summoned to decorate the walls —- для росписи стен пригласили художника 2. (официально) вызывать (в суд и т. п.) to summon a witness —- юр. вызывать свидетеля he was summoned to appear in court —- он был вызван в суд the ambassadot was summoned home —- посла вызвали на родину (для доклада и т. п.) 3. требовать, приказывать to summon smb. to do smth. —- требовать от кого-л. исполнения чего-л. to summon a town to surrender —- требовать сдачи города to summon smb. to perform a contract —- требовать от кого-л. выполнения контракта to summon smb. to be in readiness —- приказать кому-л. быть наготове to summon men to the defence of their country —- призвать граждан к защите родины 4. созывать to summon a jury —- юр. созывать присяжных заседателей (в суд) to summon Parliament —- созывать сессию парламента relatives were summoned to his bedside —- у постели больного собрали родственников 5. собирать, мобилизовать (силы, способности и т. п.) to summon one's courage —- собраться с духом to summon all one's strength —- собрать все свои силы to summon one's thoughts —- собраться с мыслями ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) вызывать (в суд) 2) требовать исполнения (чего-л.); to summon the garrison to surrender - требовать сдачи крепости 3) созывать (собрание и т.п.) 4) собирать, призывать (часто summon up); to summon up courage - собраться с духом Syn: beckon, call, conjure, invoke, send for, subpoena Ant: dismiss, postpone ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 12c. from Anglo-Fr., O.Fr. sumundre "summon," from V.L. *summundre "to call, cite," from L. summonere "hint to," from sub "under" + monere "warn, advise." Summons is c.1280, from O.Fr. sumunse, noun use of fem. pp. of somondre. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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