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

Each viewer’s recollection is summoned and given autonomy.

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Shah and other senior BBC figures were summoned to give evidence about how the corporation is addressing concerns raised about impartiality in its news coverage.

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His parents were summoned for a conference, where they learned Stein lacked the credits to graduate.

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She has since been contacted and summoned by Iranian intelligence.

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Now, an entire song can be summoned rapidly with a single prompt, sparking what industry experts have described as an "explosion" of AI music, sometimes referred to as "slop" - on streaming platforms.

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