summon

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Anglo-Norman somoundre, from Old French sumundre, from Latin summonēre, itself from sub + monēre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti, causative from *men- (“to think”). Compare typologically from the same PIE root mention, Russian помина́ть (pominátʹ), упомина́ть (upominátʹ) (developed less further, keeping strong relation with по́мнить (pómnitʹ)), also compare помина́й как зва́ли (pomináj kak zváli) (<+ звать (zvatʹ)). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsʌmən/ Rhymes: -ʌmən ==== Verb ==== summon (third-person singular simple present summons, present participle summoning, simple past and past participle summoned) (transitive) To call people together; to convene; to convoke. (transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for. To order (goods) and have delivered (transitive) To rouse oneself to exert a skill. Synonyms: summon up, muster, muster up, draw 2011, Sister Louise Sweigart, cgs, Joseph: A Guiding Light, Inspiring Voices →ISBN, page 61 Joseph needed to summon all his reserve to keep his self-control, for no sooner had Asa voiced his request than Joseph recalled his remark to Aaron about a child being given to this couple in lieu of their giving Mary to him. November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews. (fantasy, transitive) To call a resource by magic. (law, transitive) To summons; convene. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== summon (plural summons) (video games) A creature magically summoned to do the summoner's bidding. call, command, order (Can we add an example for this sense?) quoted in 2013, Robin Sterling, People and Things from the Cullman, Alabama Tribune 1898-1913 (page 172) The deceased was 58 years of age, was the picture of health even five or six hours prior to his death, when suddenly the grim messenger came with a summon from a Higher Tribunal, calling him to duties above. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Malay saman (“fine, financial penalty”), which is itself borrowed from English summons (“notice summoning someone to appear in court”). This sense re-emerged in English as summon likely due to the erroneous belief that the original singular English word summons is plural. Doublet of summons and saman. ==== Noun ==== summon (plural summons) (Malaysia, colloquial, slang) A fine; a fee or monetary penalty incurred for breaking the law; usually for a minor offence such as a traffic violation. Synonyms: summons, saman (Malaysia, colloquial, slang) A notice of an infringement of the law, usually incurring such a penalty; a citation or ticket. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== summon (third-person singular simple present summons, present participle summoning, simple past and past participle summoned) (transitive, Malaysia, colloquial, slang) To impose such a fine or penalty, or to issue a notice thereof. === Anagrams === musmon, nommus