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Summoned vs Summons - What's the difference?

summoned | summons |

As verbs the difference between summoned and summons

is that summoned is (summon) while summons is to serve someone with a summons or summons can be (summon).

As a noun summons is

a call to do something, especially to come.

summoned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (summon)

  • summon

    English

    (wikipedia summon)

    Verb

    (en-verb) (transitive)
  • To call people together; to convene.
  • * 2007 . Zerzan, John. Silence .
  • Silence is primary, summoning presence to itself; so it's a connection to the realm of origin.
  • To ask someone to come; to send for.
  • * November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
  • City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews.
  • (legal) To order someone to appear in court, especially by issuing a summons.
  • Derived terms

    * summons * summon up

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • call, command, order
  • The king's summons .

    summons

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sumunce (modern French semonce), from popular (etyl) .

    Noun

    (es)
  • A call to do something, especially to come.
  • * Hallam
  • special summonses by the king
  • * Bishop Fell
  • this summons unfit either to dispute or disobey
  • * Sir J. Hayward
  • He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer pardon; but neither summons nor pardon was regarded.
  • (legal) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
  • (military) A demand for surrender.
  • Verb

    (es)
  • To serve someone with a summons.
  • * 2007', It proposes that those held in the prototype Selfridges cells be kept for a maximum of four hours to have their identity confirmed and be charged, '''summonsed or given a fine. — ''The Guardian , 15 Mar 2007, p. 1
  • See also

    * ("summons" on Wikipedia) *

    Etymology 2

    Inflected forms.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (summon)