summoned

American  

[suhm-uhnd] / ˈsʌm ənd /

adjective

1. having been called on, called forward, or ordered to come, especially for a specific purpose or to a specific place, such as a court of law.

   The officers are responsible for presenting the summoned person immediately to a judge.

   The summoned experts congratulated one another on the prosperity and soundness of the business—just one month before the crisis erupted.

2. having been called forth by magic, as from a supernatural or demoniac realm.

   This scrap of parchment suggests that the queen spider is a summoned creature who has been trapped in the cave by a magical symbol painted on the wall.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of summon.

Other Word Forms

• unsummoned adjective

Etymology

Origin of summoned

summon ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The committee also summoned both former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to testify.

From BBC

But his father had been summoned away for work, and there was nowhere else to go.

From Literature

“My school was evacuated to Berkshire. I’ll miss my friends, but I’m quite keen for a new adventure. My grandmother summoned me to Cleveland, but that ship has sailed, you see. Pun intended.”

From Literature

Tired and graying, crows’ feet crinkling around his eyes, Djokovic summoned the vintage stuff and gave himself a chance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gauff summoned a ball kid and asked for three racquets to be restrung, and left the court for a toilet break after the first set annihilation.

From Barron's