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sum up

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sum  (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.

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

sum up
vb (adverb)
1. to summarize (feelings, the main points of an argument, etc.) the judge began to sum up
2. (tr) to form a quick opinion of I summed him up in five minutes
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.sum up - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
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 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 upsum up - determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
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"
Translations
? sum up
vt sep
(= review, summarize)zusammenfassen
(= evaluate rapidly)ab- or einschätzen, taxieren; she summed me up at a glancesie taxierte mich mit einem Blick
vi (also Jur) → zusammenfassen, resümieren; to sum up, we can say that …zusammenfassend or als Resümee können wir feststellen, dass …; the judge hasn’t summed up yetder Richter hat sein Resümee noch nicht gegeben

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