All 14 Uses of
summon
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After the First Death
- I only saw him in uniform that one time when he summoned me to his office.†
Part 1
- She shifted into second, summoning all her strength for the movement.†
Part 2
- He summoned contempt as he spoke.†
Part 4
- And then Artkin said: "In a little while, when things are calmer, I will send Antibbe here to the bus and summon you to the van.†
Part 4
- She groped for the word and shrunk from calling it into use even as she summoned it: evil.†
Part 4
- Artkin summoned Miro at last.†
Part 6
- He translated the American word parents into the word for mother and father in the old language and tried at the same time to summon feeling, emotion, something, but could not.†
Part 6
- Bravery should be an interior quality, summoned from within.
Part 6 *summoned = called forth
- She had to summon a Kate Forrester she'd never known before: the brave Kate Forrester.†
Part 8
- How it was when I summoned you to the office in the middle of that terrible night….†
Part 9
- Thus, you were summoned to my office.†
Part 9
- Artkin had summoned him here and left Stroll with the children and the girl.†
Part 10
- You stayed in your home until your father summoned you in the middle of the night?†
Part 10
- Kate said, summoning all that was left in her to play the role, keep him talking, reach him again as she had reached him once or twice on the bus.†
Part 10
Definition:
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(summon) to call forthThe 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