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# summon

verb (summon, summons, summoned, summoning)

«summon» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To officially order someone to come: summoned to the head teacher's office. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/summon/#m1)
2. To call for help: summon an ambulance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/summon/#m2)
3. To gather up a feeling or strength inside you: summon up courage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/summon/#m3)
4. (stories) To call up a spirit or creature by magic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/summon/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories and fantasy, wizards summon dragons or spirits. In formal school and legal language, a pupil can be summoned to the office or a person summoned to court. In safety, «summon help» means call for help. Phrases: summon up courage, summon help, be summoned to.

### Examples

- The head teacher summoned me to her office. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/summon/#x1)
- He summoned help by blowing his whistle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/summon/#x2)
- She summoned up the courage to sing alone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/summon/#x3)
- The wizard summoned a storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/summon/#x4)
- The king summoned his knights to the castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/summon/#x5)
- Press the button to summon the lift. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/summon/#x6)
- The learned Selim was summoned immediately. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/summon/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: summoned. «A summons» is a noun meaning an official order to come (especially to court); its plural is summonses. Do not confuse with salmon.

## In Jewish tradition

In stories and fantasy, wizards summon dragons or spirits. In formal school and legal language, a pupil can be summoned to the office or a person summoned to court. In safety, «summon help» means call for help. Phrases: summon up courage, summon help, be summoned to.

### Examples

- And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. (Prophets 1SA.23.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/summon/#x1)
- And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. (Prophets 1SA.15.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/summon/#x2)

### Note

Regular verb: summoned. «A summons» is a noun meaning an official order to come (especially to court); its plural is summonses. Do not confuse with salmon.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «summon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/summon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«summon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/summon.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «summon» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/summon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«summon» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/summon.html) on Mova free.