All 5 Uses
summon
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
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- As if I'd summoned her, Claire moved inside me then: a slow tumble of butterfly limbs, a memory of why I had to stay behind.†
*summoned = called forth; or called to come
- And as if I needed proof, my cell phone rang: Father Walter's angry summons back to St. Catherine's, immediately.†
summons = calls forth; or a document calling to come
- As if he'd been summoned, the door to I-tier opened, and in the half-light, Shay moved toward his cell, escorted by a flock of six officers.†
summoned = called forth; or called to come
- I lifted my head slowly as Christian summoned back our waiter.†
- I stood up, summoning the CO to let me out of the conference room, but Shay's voice called me back.†
summoning = calling forth; or calling to come
Definitions:
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(1)
(summon) to call to appear, come, or take action -- often used for official or serious situations, including legal notices or emotional/spiritual urges
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)