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S0882500 (sŭm′ən)tr.v. sum·moned, sum·mon·ing, sum·mons 1. a. To call together; convene: summon a meeting of officials. See Synonyms at call.b. To request to appear; send for: summon a doctor to help an injured man.2. To order to take a specified action; bid: summon the captain to surrender.3. a. To bring to mind or remember. Often used with up: We tried to summon up an image of our childhood friend.b. To cause one to think of (something); evoke. Often used with up: "Badly cured hippie fur ... maté, and paraffin heating oil are the scents that summon up my remembrance of the late sixties" (Judith Thurman).4. To bring into existence or readiness. Often used with up: "He summoned up a smile, though it seemed to take all his strength" (Colin Turnbull).

[Middle English somonden, from Old French somondre, from Vulgar Latin *summonere, from Latin summonēre, to remind privately, hint to : sub-, secretly; see sub- + monēre, to warn; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

sum′mon·er n.

summon

(ˈsʌmən) vb (tr) 1. (Law) to order to come; send for, esp to attend court, by issuing a summons2. to order or instruct (to do something) or call (to something): the bell summoned them to their work. 3. to call upon to meet or convene4. (often foll by up) to muster or gather (one's strength, courage, etc)[C13: from Latin summonēre to give a discreet reminder, from monēre to advise] ˈsummonable adj

sum•mon

(ˈsʌm ən)

v.t. 1. to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal. 2. to call upon to do something specified. 3. to call or notify to appear at a specified place, esp. before a court: to summon a witness. 4. to call together by authority, as for deliberation or action: to summon parliament. 5. to call into action; rouse; call forth (often fol. by up): to summon all one's courage. [1175–1225; < Old French semondre, somondre < Vulgar Latin *summonere, Latin summonēre to remind unofficially =sum- sum- + monēre to remind, warn] sum′mon•a•ble, adj. sum′mon•er, n.

summon

Past participle: summoned
Gerund: summoning

Imperative
summon
summon

Present
I summon
you summon
he/she/it summons
we summon
you summon
they summon

Preterite
I summoned
you summoned
he/she/it summoned
we summoned
you summoned
they summoned

Present Continuous
I am summoning
you are summoning
he/she/it is summoning
we are summoning
you are summoning
they are summoning

Present Perfect
I have summoned
you have summoned
he/she/it has summoned
we have summoned
you have summoned
they have summoned

Past Continuous
I was summoning
you were summoning
he/she/it was summoning
we were summoning
you were summoning
they were summoning

Past Perfect
I had summoned
you had summoned
he/she/it had summoned
we had summoned
you had summoned
they had summoned

Future
I will summon
you will summon
he/she/it will summon
we will summon
you will summon
they will summon

Future Perfect
I will have summoned
you will have summoned
he/she/it will have summoned
we will have summoned
you will have summoned
they will have summoned

Future Continuous
I will be summoning
you will be summoning
he/she/it will be summoning
we will be summoning
you will be summoning
they will be summoning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been summoning
you have been summoning
he/she/it has been summoning
we have been summoning
you have been summoning
they have been summoning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been summoning
you will have been summoning
he/she/it will have been summoning
we will have been summoning
you will have been summoning
they will have been summoning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been summoning
you had been summoning
he/she/it had been summoning
we had been summoning
you had been summoning
they had been summoning

Conditional
I would summon
you would summon
he/she/it would summon
we would summon
you would summon
they would summon

Past Conditional
I would have summoned
you would have summoned
he/she/it would have summoned
we would have summoned
you would have summoned
they would have summoned

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	summon - call in an official matter, such as to attend courtsummons, citevouch - summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a titlesend for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"demand - summon to court
	2.	summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer"page - contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. systembuzz - call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant"send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"convoke, convene - call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium"beckon - summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
	3.	summon - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"muster, muster up, rally, come upgather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
	4.	summon - make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"mobilize, marshal, mobilisegather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

summon

verb1. send for, call, bid, invite, rally, assemble, convene, call together, convoke Howe summoned a doctor and hurried over.2. (often with up) gather, muster, draw on, invoke, mobilize, call into action We couldn't even summon up the energy to open the envelope.

summon

verb1. To bring together:assemble, call, cluster, collect, congregate, convene, convoke, gather, get together, group, muster, round up.2. To demand to appear, come, or assemble:call, convene, convoke, muster, send for.3. To call forth or bring out (something latent, hidden, or unexpressed):draw (out), educe, elicit, evoke.

Translations

传唤召集

summon

(ˈsamən) verb to order to come or appear. He was summoned to appear in court; The head teacher summoned her to his room; A meeting was summoned. 传唤，召集

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screw up the courage to (do something)

To bolster one's courage or emotionally prepare oneself enough to do a frightening or overwhelming task. I want to ask Sarah out on a date, but I'm trying to screw up the courage to do it! I know he's terrified of speaking in public, so he's having a drink to help screw up the courage to go on stage.See also: courage, screw, up

pluck up the courage to (do something)

To bolster one's courage or emotionally prepare oneself enough to do a frightening or overwhelming task. I want to ask Sarah out on a date, but I'm trying to pluck up the courage to do it! I know he's terrified of speaking in public, so he's having a drink to help pluck up the courage to go on stage.See also: courage, pluck, up

pluck up (one's) courage

To emotionally prepare oneself to do a frightening or overwhelming task; to bolster one's courage. I'm really nervous about asking Sarah out on a date, but I just need to pluck up my courage and go through with it. I know he's terrified of speaking in public, so he's plucking up his courage with a stiff drink.See also: courage, pluck, up

summon up the courage to (do something)

To bolster one's courage or emotionally prepare oneself enough to do a frightening or overwhelming task. I want to ask Sarah out on a date, but I'm trying to summon up the courage to do it! I know he's terrified of speaking in public, so he's having a drink to help summon up the courage to go on stage.See also: courage, summon, up

summon up (one's) courage

To emotionally prepare oneself to do a frightening or overwhelming task; to bolster one's courage. I'm really nervous about asking Sarah out on a date, but I just need to summon up my courage and go through with it. I know he's terrified of speaking in public, so he's summoning up his courage with a stiff drink.See also: courage, summon, up

summon (one) before (someone)

To demand, instruct, or request that one come to or appear in front of someone. Often used in passive constructions. The leaders of congress were summoned before the president to explain the status of the tax overhaul. The king summoned the traitor before him to pass judgment.See also: before, summon

summon (one) to

1. To demand or instruct that one come to or appear at some place or thing. The president summoned the congressional leader to his office to explain the status of the tax legislation. He summoned me to the front of the class to read the note out loud.2. To demand or instruct that one do something; to order one to take a particular action. I summoned the criminal to lay down his weapon and surrender. The boss summoned him to deliver the package himself.See also: summon

summon up

To elicit or evoke something; to uncover and draw forth something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "summon" and "up." I just couldn't summon the courage up to confront my boss about the issue. His memory is remarkable—he can summon up the most mundane details from weeks ago.See also: summon, up

summon someone before someone or something

to request or order someone to appear before someone or a group. The president summoned the committee before her. The judge summoned Donna before the court.See also: before, summon

summon someone to someone or something

to order or request someone to come to someone or something. Uncle Fred summoned the waitress to him. He summoned her to our table.See also: summon

summon something up

to call forth particular qualities, such as strength, courage, wisdom, etc. She summoned her courage up and went into the room. Liz summoned up all her courage.See also: summon, up

pluck/screw/summon up (your/the) ˈcourage (to do something)

force yourself to be brave enough to do something: I had liked her for a long time, and eventually I plucked up the courage to ask her out. ♢ I finally screwed up my courage and went to the dentist.See also: courage, pluck, screw, summon, up

summon up

v. To call something forth; evoke something: I summoned up my courage and dove into the deep water. At first I couldn't remember the telephone number, but I summoned it up by concentrating very hard.See also: summon, up

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screw up the courage to (do something)

pluck up the courage to (do something)

pluck up (one's) courage

summon up the courage to (do something)

summon up (one's) courage

summon (one) before (someone)

summon (one) to

summon up

summon someone before someone or something

summon someone to someone or something

summon something up

pluck/screw/summon up (your/the) ˈcourage (to do something)

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verb send for

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verb gather

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verb to bring together

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verb to demand to appear, come, or assemble

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verb to call forth or bring out (something latent, hidden, or unexpressed)

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verb call in an official matter, such as to attend court

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verb ask to come

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verb gather or bring together

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verb make ready for action or use

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