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summons vs call up

call up vs summons

summons and call up both are nouns.

summons and call up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
summons Yes No Yes No
call up Yes No Yes No
As nouns, call up is a hyponym of summons; that is, call up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than summons:
  • summons: an order to appear in person at a given place and time
  • call up: an order to report for military duty
summons (noun) call up (noun)
a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant an order to report for military duty
a request to be present
an order to appear in person at a given place and time
summons (verb) call up (verb)
call in an official matter, such as to attend court recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
bring forward for consideration
call to arms; of military personnel
cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively
Difference between summons and call up

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