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

A State Farm spokesman declined to comment, including on whether company executives have been summoned to the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Earlier this month, South Africa summoned the new US ambassador Brent Bozell to explain his "undiplomatic remarks" about Pretoria's racial policies and court decisions.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The pair were in Bali when police were summoned to their Porter Ranch home Thursday morning, according to a source familiar with the incident.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

On Monday, Iran's ambassador to the UK, Seyed Ali Mousavi, was summoned by the Foreign Office over what it described as his country's "reckless and destabilising actions" in Britain and overseas.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Julio in turn summoned the boy and Maya-Jade to the kitchen for a little meeting.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman