summoned

[ suhm-uhnd ]

/ ˈsʌm ənd /

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adjective

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.

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

the simple past tense and past participle of summon.

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Origin of summoned

summon + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM summoned

un·sum·moned, adjective

Words nearby summoned

summit, summiteer, summit meeting, summitry, summon, summoned, summons, summum bonum, Sumner, sumo, sump

How to use summoned in a sentence

His memories of his life summon ours, without warning or apology.
Eighty years of memories that will stir readers’ own|Connie Schultz|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
Days later, representatives from China’s central bank and financial regulatory agencies summoned Ma, Ant’s executive chairman Eric Jing and chief executive Simon Hu to Beijing for a rare, unscheduled meeting.
Jack Ma’s stalled IPO is about more than Beijing saving face|claychandler|November 12, 2020|Fortune
A later video shows her in the garage of her home, after her husband has summoned the police.
She fell into QAnon and went viral for destroying a Target mask display. Now she’s rebuilding her life.|Travis Andrews|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
His show neither attracted nor allowed histrionics, no galloping, shrieking contestants such as those summoned to “Come on down!”
Alex Trebek, quintessential quizmaster as ‘Jeopardy!’ host for three decades, dies at 80|Emily Langer|November 8, 2020|Washington Post

Wiedmaier says the music summons the pre-covid days, and he’s right.
A reopened Marcel’s reminds me that fine dining, especially now, is about more than food|Tom Sietsema|November 6, 2020|Washington Post
He has been summoned from the command post the NYPD has maintained for a decade just up the street.
Synagogue Slay: When Cops Have to Kill|Michael Daly|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So outraged he swung into action and summoned the former Baltimore Ravens running back to the NFL Vatican on Park Avenue.
The $44 Million Teflon Don of the NFL|Mike Barnicle|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The father gave her a turkey and continued on, having summoned the very best in himself after the worst hurt a father can suffer.
Darren Wilson Wasn’t Indicted—the System Was|Michael Daly|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Shostakovich was briefly in Moscow, and he was summoned to the theater.
When Stalin Met Lady Macbeth|Brian Moynahan|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ISIS had summoned him from the Talesh area in the Guilan province north of Tehran, to perform the unholy duty.
Iran Says It’s Under Attack by ISIS|Jassem Al Salami|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He who has attained it grows giddy, and the fiercest winds are summoned to blow him from his eminence.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
With unbreathing silence, and a heart into which all that was man within him was summoned, he followed his conductor.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
That lasted almost two months, and he summoned witnesses, and many of them, who told all that they knew about me.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
He had me summoned by edicts and proclaimed through the public streets, an action that has scandalized this community.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Accordingly one Priest was immediately summoned from Aquitaine, and another was chosen in France.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various