summoned

[suhm-uhnd]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unsummoned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of summoned¹

summon ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Then, Sasaki was finally summoned to face Turner with runners on the corners.

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While their interaction at the reveal seemed to go well, albeit somewhat awkward considering the whirlwind circumstances, a few hours later, Suzuki was summoned by production to meet with McIntosh.

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No official reason was publicly provided when the leaders were summoned at short notice last week, prompting a flurry of speculation.

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Two weeks after Sobhraj's jailbreak, Mr Zende was summoned by his boss – "he remembered that I had caught the Bikini killer once" - and asked to hunt for him again.

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A night after Kershaw volunteered to pitch in relief, the future Hall of Fame left-hander was summoned for the ninth inning.

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