Summons Vs Summon

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Summons Vs Summon

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I am reading Steve Jobs' biography. On page 310, the writer says, "Steve would summon the team into the boardroom...". Shouldn't it be "summons"?

"Summons" as a verb
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.c ... /summons_2
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/summons
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Re: Summons Vs Summon

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No - different meaning.
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