Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,808,524,378 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

summary
(redirected from summaries)

   Also found in: Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.02 sec.
sum·ma·ry  (sm-r)
adj.
1. Presenting the substance in a condensed form; concise: a summary review.
2. Performed speedily and without ceremony: summary justice; a summary rejection.
n. pl. sum·ma·ries
A presentation of the substance of a body of material in a condensed form or by reducing it to its main points; an abstract.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin summrius, of or concerning the sum, from Latin summa, sum; see sum.]

sum·mari·ly (s-mr-l) adv.
summa·ri·ness n.

summary [ˈsʌmərɪ]
n pl -maries
a brief account giving the main points of something
adj (usually prenominal)
1. performed arbitrarily and quickly, without formality a summary execution
2. (Law) (of legal proceedings) short and free from the complexities and delays of a full trial
(Law)
summary jurisdiction the right a court has to adjudicate immediately upon some matter arising during its proceedings
4. giving the gist or essence
[from Latin summārium, from summa sum1]
summarily  adv
summariness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
literary argument, argument - a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"
capitulation - a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
compendium - a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
abridgement, abridgment, capsule, condensation - a shortened version of a written work
conspectus - an overall summary
curriculum vitae, CV, resume - a summary of your academic and work history
line score - a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form)
precis, synopsis, abstract, outline - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
overview - a general summary of a subject; "the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences"
roundup - a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup"
resume, survey, sketch - short descriptive summary (of events)
rundown, summation, summing up - a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
Adj.1.summary - performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice"
unofficial - not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"
2.summary - briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

summary
adjective
1. hasty, cursory, perfunctory, arbitrary The four men were killed after a summary trial.
2. concise, brief, compact, condensed, laconic, succinct, pithy, compendious a summary profit and loss statement
Translations
summary [ˈsʌmərɪ]
A. Nresumen m
in summaryen resumen
B. ADJ [trial, execution, justice] → sumario

summary [ˈsʌməri]
n [news, plot, article, book] → résumé m
in summary → en résumé
adj [justice] → sommaire; [dismissal, trial, execution] → sommaire

summary
nZusammenfassung f; (Sci also) → Abriss m; here is a summary of the main points of the newshier ein Überblick müber die wichtigsten Meldungen; he gave us a short summary of the filmer gab uns eine kurze Inhaltsangabe des Films; summary of contentsInhaltsangabe f
adj
(= brief) accountknapp, gedrängt, kurz gefasst; in summary formin Zusammenfassung
(= fast, without ceremony) treatmentkurz, knapp; perusalflüchtig; (Jur) trial, punishmentsummarisch; dismissalfristlos; the court dealt out summary justicedas Gericht sprach Recht im Schnellverfahren; summary procedureSchnellverfahren nt

summary [ˈsʌmərɪ]
1. nriassunto
2. adj (dismissal, treatment, justice) → sommario/a; (perusal) → sbrigativo/a

summary [ˈsʌmərɪ]
1. nriassunto
2. adj (dismissal, treatment, justice) → sommario/a; (perusal) → sbrigativo/a

summary
n summary [ˈsaməri]
a shortened form of a statement, story etc giving only the main points A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper. opsomming خُلاصَه، تَلْخيص обобщение stručný obsah resumé; sammenfatning die Zusammenfassung σύνοψη, περίληψη resumen kokkuvõte خلاصه yhteenveto résumé סִיכּוּם सक्षिप्त, संरसरी sažetak, glavni sadržaj összefoglalás ringkasan samantekt riassunto 要約 요약 santrauka, reziumė kopsavilkums; pārskats ringkasan samenvatyting resymé, sammendrag streszczenie resumo rezumat, sumar краткое изложение stručný obsah povzetek rezime sammanfattning, sammandrag ใจความสรุป özet 概要 короткий виклад, зведення خلاصہ bản tóm tắt
v summarize, ˈsummarise
to make a summary of He summarized the arguments. opsom يُلَخِّص обобщавам shrnout sammenfatte zusammenfassen συνοψίζω resumir kokkuvõtet tegema خلاصه كردن tehdä yhteenveto résumer לסַכֵּם सारोंश प्रस्तुत करना, सार प्रस्तुत करना sažeti što, ukratko reći összefoglal meringkas segja frá í stuttu máli riassumere 要約する 요약하다 apibendrinti summēt; apkopot meringkaskan samenvatten oppsummere, lage et resymé streszczać resumir a re­zu­ma суммировать zhrnúť povzeti rezimirati sammanfatta, göra en sammanfattning สรุป özetlemek 概括 підсумовувати; резюмувати خلاصہ کرنا tón tắt sơ lược

summary ملخص souhrn sammenfatning Zusammenfassung σύνοψη resumen yhteenveto résumé rezime riassunto 要約 요약 samenvatting oppsummering streszczenie resumo краткое изложение sammanfattning ใจความสรุป özet tóm tắt 总结


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.