summoning

3 definitions • 4 examples

present participle of

to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people:

General Rattigan summoned reinforcements to help resist the attack.

On 20 July, the town council was summoned to hear an emergency report on its finances.

We were summoned to the headmaster's office.

to increase your courage or strength, especially with an effort:

It took me six months to summon (up) the courage to ask him out for a drink.