All 9 Uses of

summon
in
Pride and Prejudice

At five o'clock the two ladies retired to dress, and at half-past six Elizabeth was summoned to dinner.†
p. 35.1 *

summoned = called forth; or called to come

With a renewal of tenderness, however, they returned to her room on leaving the dining-parlour, and sat with her till summoned to coffee.†
p. 37.3

At present I will not say more; but, perhaps, when we are better acquainted—" He was interrupted by a summons to dinner; and the girls smiled on each other.†
p. 64.3

summons = calls forth; or a document calling to come

The two young ladies were summoned from the shrubbery, where this conversation passed, by the arrival of the very persons of whom they had been speaking; Mr. Bingley and his sisters came to give their personal invitation for the long-expected ball at Netherfield, which was fixed for the following Tuesday.†
p. 85.3

summoned = called forth; or called to come

Mrs. Bennet rang the bell, and Miss Elizabeth was summoned to the library.†
p. 109.7

From these instructions they were summoned by the arrival of the coach; and with many speeches of thankfulness on Mr. Collins's side and as many bows on Sir William's they departed.†
p. 163.7

Of what he has particularly accused me I am ignorant; but of the truth of what I shall relate, I can summon more than one witness of undoubted veracity.†
p. 194.5

summon = call forth; or call to come

Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner had hurried back in alarm, supposing by the servant's account that their niece was taken suddenly ill; but satisfying them instantly on that head, she eagerly communicated the cause of their summons, reading the two letters aloud, and dwelling on the postscript of the last with trembling energy, though Lydia had never been a favorite with them, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner could not but be deeply afflicted.†
p. 266.9

summons = calls forth; or a document calling to come

Two days after Mr. Bennet's return, as Jane and Elizabeth were walking together in the shrubbery behind the house, they saw the housekeeper coming towards them, and, concluding that she came to call them to their mother, went forward to meet her; but, instead of the expected summons, when they approached her, she said to Miss Bennet, "I beg your pardon, madam, for interrupting you, but I was in hopes you might have got some good news from town, so I took the liberty of coming to ask."†
p. 285.2

Definition:

to call to appear, come, or take action -- often used for official or serious situations, including legal notices or emotional/spiritual urges