summon
IPA: sˈʌmʌn
noun
- (video games) A creature magically summoned to do the summoner's bidding.
- call, command, order
- (Malaysia, colloquial, slang) A fine; a fee or monetary penalty incurred for breaking the law; usually for a minor offence such as a traffic violation.
- (Malaysia, colloquial, slang) A notice of an infringement of the law, usually incurring such a penalty; a citation or ticket.
verb
- (transitive) To call people together; to convene.
- (transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for.
- To order (goods) and have delivered
- (transitive) To rouse oneself to exert a skill.
- (fantasy, transitive) To call a resource by magic.
- (law, transitive) To summons; convene.
- (transitive, Malaysia, colloquial, slang) To impose such a fine or penalty, or to issue a notice thereof.
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Examples of "summon" in Sentences
- So you, de Marmont, had best go straight away to the Hôtel de Ville and in my name summon the préfet to appear before me.
- The only explanation I can summon is that this is meant to appeal to the stereotypical geek who lives in his mom's basement.
- Speaking of “conservative courage” and other such myths, when will Sarah Palin summon up the courage to release Trig’s birth certificate?
- That is why I again summon you to declare if you still persist in your denials, and in forgetting the motives for this assembling of troops.
- 38 We again summon the two pretenders, Charles of Bohemia and Lewis of Bavaria, who style themselves emperors: we likewise summon all the electors of
- Evangenital: “Speaking of “conservative courage” and other such myths, when will Sarah Palin summon up the courage to release Trig’s birth certificate?”
- But his crimes should make void his work, the shame of his child rape should tarnish his entire life and make even mention of his name summon a feeling of scorn.
- NinerFan says: evangenital: “Speaking of “conservative courage” and other such myths, when will Sarah Palin summon up the courage to release Trig’s birth certificate?”
- Maybe we don't have the will to go it alone, but that doesn't mean we're technically or financially incapable of doing so were we to some how once again summon up the will to do great things.
- They’re finally turning Neuromancer into a film and all I can summon is a sort of dull horror — a feeling not unlike a television tuned to a dead channel (back before that meant serene blue).
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