sum up

sum ¹  (sm)

n.

1. Mathematics

a. An amount obtained as a result of adding numbers.

b. An arithmetic problem: a child good at sums.

2. The whole amount, quantity, or number; an aggregate: the sum of the team's combined experience.

3. An amount of money: paid an enormous sum.

4. A summary: my view of the world, in sum.

5. The central idea or point; the gist.

tr.v. summed, sum·ming, sums

1. Mathematics To add.

2. To give a summary of; summarize.

Phrasal Verb:

sum up

1. To present the substance of (material) in a condensed form; summarize: sum up the day's news; concluded the lecture by summing up.

2. To describe or assess concisely: an epithet that sums up my feelings.

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[Middle English summe, from Old French, from Latin summa, from feminine of summus, highest; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

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sum up

Verb

1. to give a short account of (the main points of an argument, speech, or piece of writing)

2. to form a quick opinion of: how well you have summed me up!

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sum up - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" summarize, summarise, resume ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" abstract - give an abstract (of) precis - make a summary (of) docket - make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list recap, recapitulate - summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas" sum, summarise, summarize, sum up - be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
	2.	sum up - be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" sum, summarise, summarize sum up, summarize, summarise, resume - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
	3.	sum up - determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" add together, summate, tot, tot up, tote up, total, add up, sum, tally, add add together, add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" count, numerate, enumerate, number - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"