Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

summoned

/ˈsʌmənd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: sum-moned
IPA: /ˈsʌmənd/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of summon

Example Sentences

"The last occasion on which the Kaiser [Wilhelm II] used this train was for an inglorious journey into Holland towards the end of the 1914 war. He spent the night in it at Eysden [Eijsden], while the Queen of the Netherlands and a hastily summoned Cabinet debated what to do with him."

Rhymes With

drummond brummond

Questions

How do you pronounce summoned?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌmənd/.
What does summoned mean?: simple past and past participle of summon

How to pronounce summoned

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