summoning
present participle ofsummon
| 单词 | summoning |
| 释义 | summoning present participle ofsummon summon verb[T] uk/ˈsʌm.ən/us/ˈsʌm.ən/summonverb[T](ORDER)C2 toordersomeone to come to or bepresentat aparticularplace, or toofficiallyarrangeameetingofpeople: GeneralRattigan summoned reinforcements tohelpresisttheattack. On 20July, thetowncouncilwas summonedtohearanemergencyreportonitsfinances. We were summonedtothe headmaster'soffice. to ask someone to come to you
Inviting & summoning
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Planning, expecting and arranging summonverb[T](PRODUCE STRENGTH)C2 toincreaseyourcourageorstrength,especiallywith aneffort: It took me sixmonthsto summon(up)thecouragetoaskhim out for adrink. Trying and making an effort
Examplesofsummoningsummoning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Summoningsomeone in this fashion does more than attempt to ensure the availability of an addressed recipient. From theCambridge English Corpus Patients living alone may have difficultysummoninghelp. From theCambridge English Corpus It was for this reason that elites issued invitations to the generality,summoningthem to assemble as the company clerk, for example, recited ordinances. From theCambridge English Corpus The two together create local conflicts, which are alreadysummoningthe invisible fist rather than the transparent regulatory hand. From theCambridge English Corpus In our data set, however, instances in which the speaker initiates a conversational exchange with asummoningaction are extremely rare. From theCambridge English Corpus Unlike the organization of telephone calls, actions such assummoning, identification-recognition, and the exchange of greetings or initial inquiries are rare. From theCambridge English Corpus Or, alternatively, does the caller indeed dosummoningwhen initiating a second summons0answer sequence? From theCambridge English Corpus In this sense,summoningby name is the stronger form and a pre-positioned address term is the weaker form. From theCambridge English Corpus We should not let the relatively good aggregate figures for social capital confuse us intosummoningup the image of a polity uniformly criss-crossed by organizational networks and participatory citizens. From theCambridge English Corpus That result proves that we were right to try for peace bysummoningthese talks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use at the present timesummoninga conference or attending a conference. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why is it that we seem incapable ofsummoningup the necessary spirit of co-operative enterprise? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Lying in the hospital, miserable, trying to recover, is he going to find a lettersummoninghim to court? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Summoningthen follows a three-year cycle, each list being used in sequence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If business executives used them, there would be waiters and peoplesummoningpassengers to their seats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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