1
[ verb ] give a summary (of)

Synonyms

summarize summarise resume

Examples

"he summed up his results" "I will now summarize"

Used in print

(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)

`` Grandma was n't expected to like it '' , Dr._Marion_Hilliard , the late Toronto gynecologist , once summed_up the attitude of the ' 90 s .

Related terms

repeat recapitulate docket abstract precis sum summary sketch

2
[ verb ] be a summary of

Synonyms

summarise summarize sum

Examples

"The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"

Related terms

state summary

3
[ verb ] determine the sum of

Synonyms

add total add_up summate tot_up add_together sum tally tote_up tot

Examples

"Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"

Related terms

count add sum sum count sum summation

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