Meaning & Usage of Summons vs Summon

[Point.Blank]

Can someone else elaborate the difference between the meanings of Summon vs Summons and their respective usage in a sentence?
Also, if we have to use the past tense for it, then will it be Summoned or Summonsed?

Regards

 

[Tarheel]

Well, "summon" is more likely to be a verb.

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[Peedeebee]

I believe a summons, in Britain, is a legal messsage demanding that you come to court. "Summonsed" has become a verb meaning, "You have been served with a summons.".
Summon is a verb meaning "call", such as call for help, ring the police, send for a junior colleague.
eg: "I summoned for help from the fire brigade."
or, "I have been summonsed and I must go to court."

 

[Tarheel]

The word "summon" is used that way in American English too. (I got a summons to appear in court.) As for "summonsed" if you're not a lawyer you're probably not familiar with that.

 

[5jj]

eg: "I summoned for help from the fire brigade."

the verb summon normallytakes a direct object:

I summoned help.
I summoned the fire brigade
I summoned the fire brigade (for help)..

 

[Point.Blank]

Thanks, how about using 'summon' as a noun? Is it possible or the noun form is also 'summons'?

I believe a summons, in Britain, is a legal messsage demanding that you come to court. "Summonsed" has become a verb meaning, "You have been served with a summons.".
Summon is a verb meaning "call", such as call for help, ring the police, send for a junior colleague.
eg: "I summoned for help from the fire brigade."
or, "I have been summonsed and I must go to court."

 

[5jj]

There is no noun summon.

Summons exists as both noun and verb.

 

[Point.Blank]

There is no noun summon.

Summons exists as both noun and verb.

Thanks, what about plural of summons? If someone receives more than one summons from the court?

 

[5jj]

The verb summon is regular - summon, summoned.

The verb summons is also regular - summons, summonsed.

The noun summons is singular. It has a regular plural, summonses.

 

[SoothingDave]

The word "summon" is used that way in American English too. (I got a summons to appear in court.) As for "summonsed" if you're not a lawyer you're probably not familiar with that.

I agree that most normal people would say "I got summoned to court" and not "I got summonsed." It's simply easier to say.

 

[5jj]

I agree that most normal people would say "I got summoned to court"

I think most speakers of BrE would say either "I was summonsed" or "I got a summons". We wouldn't bother with "to court".

 

[Tarheel]

Thanks, how about using 'summon' as a noun? Is it possible or the noun form is also 'summons'?

It's slightly jarring to see the response come before the quoted material.