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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bulāna
"प्रबंधक ने एक आपातकालीन बैठक बुलाई।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To authoritatively or urgently call someone to be present.
"The manager decided to summon an emergency meeting to address the crisis." - 2
To make an earnest effort to gather or evoke a quality, reaction, or ability, especially courage or strength.
"She had to summon all her courage to walk onto the stage and give the speech."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'sumnoner', which stems from the Late Latin 'summonere', combining 'sub-' (from below, secretly) and 'monere' (to warn, advise). It entered the English language in the Middle English period via Anglo-Norman legal and administrative terminology, initially denoting the issuance of an official order to appear before a court.
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convoquer
Transliteration: kɔ̃.vɔ.ke
"Le directeur a décidé de convoquer une réunion d'urgence."
vorladen
Transliteration: ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːdn̩
"Der Richter ließ den Zeugen vorladen."
convocare
Transliteration: kon.voˈka.re
"Il capo ha deciso di convocare una riunione urgente."
convocar
Transliteration: kom.boˈkaɾ
"El director decidió convocar una reunión de emergencia."
convocar
Transliteration: kõ.vuˈkaɾ
"O diretor decidiu convocar uma reunião de emergência."
बुलाना
Transliteration: bulāna
"प्रबंधक ने एक आपातकालीन बैठक बुलाई।"
召唤
Transliteration: zhàohuàn
"经理决定召开紧急会议。"
소환하다
Transliteration: sohwanhada
"관리자는 비상 회의를 소환하기로 결정했다."
召喚する
Transliteration: shōkan suru
"マネージャーは緊急会議を招集することを決定した。"
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