英语词汇“summon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

summonsummon /ˈsʌmən/ ●●○ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYsummon

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French somondre, from Latin summonere to remind secretly

VERB TABLE

summon

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	summon
	he, she, it	summons
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	summoned
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have summoned
	he, she, it	has summoned
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had summoned
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will summon
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have summoned

Continuous Form
Present	I	am summoning
	he, she, it	is summoning
	you, we, they	are summoning
Past	I, he, she, it	was summoning
	you, we, they	were summoning
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been summoning
	he, she, it	has been summoning
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been summoning
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be summoning
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been summoning

1to formally order or ask someone to come to a particular place: Russo saw the fight and summoned the police.summon somebody to something Republican leaders were summoned to the White House.2to officially order someone to come to a court of law: summon somebody to do something She was summoned to testify.3 (also summon up) to make a great effort to use your strength, courage, energy, etc.: I couldn’t summon up the energy to argue with her.4 (also summon up) if something summons a memory, thought, etc., it makes you remember it or think of it: Christmas always summons up childhood memories. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French somondre, from Latin summonere to remind secretly]