summon
/ˈsʌmən/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈsʌmən/
summon
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sum - mon -> summon
Myanmar meaning
(v) ဆင့်ခေါ်
Full entry
summon /'sʌmǝn/ v
၁။ (က) ~ sb (to sth) (rather fml ) ဆင့် သည်။ ခေါ်သည်။ The shareholders were summoned to a general meeting. ❍ We had to summon the doctor (to look at her). (ခ) (fml ) ဆင့်ခေါ်သည်။ သမ္မန်စာချသည်။ I was summoned to appear before the magistrates.
၂။ (fml ) ဆင့်ခေါ်သည်။ ဆင့်ဆိုသည်။ summon a conference ❍ The Queen has summoned Parliament.
၃။ ~ sth (up) လှုံ့ဆော်သည်။ စေ့ဆော်သည်။
I had to summon (up) all my courage to face him. ❍ I can't summon (up) much enthusiasm for the project.
❏ summon sth up [PHRV ] နှိုးဆွသည်။ စေ့ဆော်သည်။ a smell which summons up memories of my childhood.
More examples
- [summon someone to something] : He was urgently summoned to Washington for consultations.
- [summon someone to do something] : She has been summoned to appear in court for non-payment of taxes.
- Maria summoned a waiter and ordered a drink.
- Phone this number if you need to summon help.
- A fire crew arrived, took one look, and summoned an ambulance.
- He couldn’t summon the strength to carry on fighting.
- She could barely summon a smile.
- [summon a meeting/council/assembly] : The official receiver summoned a meeting of creditors.
Synonyms
call, send for, call for, call upon, bid, beckon, activate, arouse, ask, assemble, beep, call back, call forth, call in, call into action, call together, charge, cite, command, conjure, convene, convoke, direct, draft, draw on, enjoin, find, gather, get together, hail, invite, invoke, mobilize, motion, muster, order, petition, rally, recall, request, ring, rouse, sign, signal, subpoena, toll
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