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Noun summons has 3 senses
- bidding, summons - a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"
--1 is a kind of invitation
- summons - an order to appear in person at a given place and time
--2 is a kind of order
--2 has particulars: call up
- summons, process - a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
--3 is a kind of writ, judicial writ
--3 has particulars: citation; monition, process of monition; ticket
Verb summon has 4 senses
- summon, summons, cite - call in an official matter, such as to attend court
--1 is a kind of call, send for; call, send for; call, send for; call, send for
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
4 senses of summon
summon, summons, cite
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
summon, summons, cite
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
4 senses of summon
summon, summons, cite
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
--2 is a kind of call, send for; call, send for
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
summon
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
--3 is a kind of gather, garner, collect, pull together; gather, garner, collect, pull together
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up
Somebody ----s something
- mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon - make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"
--4 is a kind of gather, garner, collect, pull together; gather, garner, collect, pull together
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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