verb
- to call upon or request to appear, especially officially or formally
- to call forth or bring about through effort or will
- to call to mind or recall
Examples
- The judge summoned the witness to testify.
- She was summoned to the principal’s office.
- He summoned all his courage before the big presentation.
- The defendant was summoned to appear in court next week.
- She tried to summon happy memories from her childhood.
- The captain summoned his crew to the deck.
- I need to summon the strength to finish this marathon.