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• sum-up
  sum-up

  noun

  the act or result of summing up; summary.
• sum up
  sum up

  verb

  to summarize (feelings, the main points of an argument, etc)

sum-up

American  

[suhm-uhp] / ˈsʌmˌʌp /

Or sumup

noun

1. the act or result of summing up; summary.

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sum up British  

verb

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

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sum up Idioms  

1. Present the substance of, summarize, as in They always sum up the important news in a couple of minutes, or That expletive sums up my feelings about the matter. [Early 1600s]

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Etymology

Origin of sum-up

First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase sum up

Example Sentences

Sum up Round 1 of the NBA draft this way:

From Washington Times • Jun. 26, 2015

Sum up their rotation this way: "Kuma and the King, and the other three better improve if the M's want a ring."

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2013

Sum up your perception of where you fit in versus your competition� I�m actually pretty happy with my speed right now.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sum up the result by requiring the whole argument to be given by a pupil orally in his own language.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature by Ontario. Ministry of Education

Sum up the author's idea of Shakespeare's creative power, representation of life, power of expression, cheerfulness, imperfection.

From Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College by Blakely, Gilbert Sykes

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