All 13 Uses of
summon
in
The Trial, by Fran Kafka
- Kaminer ran to the corner to summon it, and the two others were making obvious efforts to keep K. diverted when Kullich pointed to the doorway of the house on the other side of the street where the large man with the blonde goatee beard appeared and, a little embarrassed at first at letting himself be seen in his full height, stepped back to the wall and leant against it.†
Chpt 1summon = call forth; or call to come
- Every day over the following week, K. expected another summons to arrive,
Chpt 3 *summons = call (to come)
- Chapter Three In the empty Courtroom — The Student — The Offices Every day over the following week, K. expected another summons to arrive, he could not believe that his rejection of any more hearings had been taken literally, and when the expected summons really had not come by Saturday evening he took it to mean that he was expected, without being told, to appear at the same place at the same time.†
Chpt 3summons = calls forth; or a document calling to come
- K. also now understood that the court was ashamed to summon those it accused to the attic of this building for the initial hearing, and why it preferred to impose upon them in their own homes.†
Chpt 3summon = call forth; or call to come
- A young woman, probably summoned by the loudness of K.'s voice, entered and asked, "What is it the gentleman wants?"†
Chpt 3summoned = called forth; or called to come
- "I still have a few documents I need to prepare," said K., and, using the intercom, he summoned his deputy who entered a few moments later.†
Chpt 6
- K.'s uncle, still angry and excited, gestured with his hand to show that K. had summoned him, even though there was no need whatever to do so.†
Chpt 6
- Even while he was still speaking, K.'s uncle had stood on tiptoe to summon a taxi and now he pulled K. into the car behind himself as he called out an address to the driver.†
Chpt 6summon = call forth; or call to come
- K. had no idea what actions the lawyer was taking; it was certainly not a lot, it was more than a month since the lawyer had summoned him, and none of the previous discussions had given K. the impression that this man would be able to do much for him.†
Chpt 7summoned = called forth; or called to come
- "Wasn't I summoned?" asked Block, more to himself than the lawyer.†
Chpt 8
- "You were summoned," said the lawyer, "but you have still come at a bad time."†
Chpt 8
- The deputy director's office was, of course, still as empty as the middle of the night, the servitor had probably been asked to summon him too but without success.†
Chpt 9summon = call forth; or call to come
- "I see," said K. "I had you summoned here," said the priest, "because I wanted to speak to you."†
Chpt 9summoned = called forth; or called to come
Definition:
to call forth
The exact meaning of summon can depend upon its context. For example:
- "summon to court" -- officially demand that someone appear in court (call them to court)
- "summon the team to a meeting" -- call upon the team members to attend a meeting
- "summon help" -- call others to come and help
- "summon her courage" -- call forth her courage from within