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• past tense form of summon.
• past participle 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

Etymology

Origin of summoned

summon ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Summoned to the scene, the new police and civil defense officials who took over during the transition had fished out the bodies, which were then sent to Damascus for a forensic analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Summoned from the bench with 12 minutes to go, he had the defining say when he squeezed his header over the line from a tight angle.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

Summoned from Triple-A Norfolk before the game, O’Hearn delivered a two-run single in the second inning and added a sacrifice fly in a four-run third that put Baltimore up 7-4.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2023

Summoned into the American lexicon in the early twentieth century by the Girl Scouts, s'mores — sandwiches of roasted marshmallows, chocolate bars, and graham crackers — have since become a staple of summer.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2022

Summoned by the attendant, Hildegarde Schmidt came into the restaurant car and stood waiting respectfully.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie