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• past participle of summon.
• past tense form of summon.

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

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Etymology

Origin of summoned

summon ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

summoned

A Brazilian diplomatic source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that Argentina's diplomatic representative had been summoned for a "routine meeting" to "provide explanations" on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Murphy summoned Woodruff, the longest-tenured Brewer, to work the ninth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Some people had been summoned two hours away to ICE offices in Cincinnati, or Blue Ash, to submit to tracking devices.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

United vice-captain Ella Toone missed out on England selection for the first time under Sarina Wiegman - albeit she was later summoned as a squad reinforcement.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

He summoned up a very moving prayer, then murmured “Amen.”

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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