SUMMON


Meaning of SUMMON in English

verb

1 order a person to come to a place

ADVERB

▪ hastily , urgently

▪ duly ( esp. BrE )

She was duly ~ed for an interview.

▪ back

PREPOSITION

▪ for

I was recently ~ed for jury duty.

▪ from

He has been ~ed from New York to give evidence at the trial.

▪ to

She was ~ed back to his office.

2 find sth that you need

ADVERB

▪ barely

He could barely ~ the strength to stand up.

▪ forth ( esp. AmE ), up

VERB + SUMMON

▪ be able to , can

▪ try to

▪ manage to

She managed to ~ up a smile.

Summon is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ courage , ↑ energy , ↑ ghost , ↑ help , ↑ image , ↑ magic , ↑ spirit , ↑ strength , ↑ waiter, waitress , ↑ willpower , ↑ witness

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .