sum-up
noun
the act or result of summing up; summary.
sum-up
American
[suhm-uhp]
/ ˈsʌmˌʌp /
Or
sumup
noun
sum up
British
verb
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to summarize (feelings, the main points of an argument, etc)
the judge began to sum up
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(tr) to form a quick opinion of
I summed him up in five minutes
sum up
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of sum-up
First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase sum up
Example Sentences
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Still, I was in awe of how quickly and seamlessly these entire presentations came together day after day, drawing from full-on hours of multiple sports to give you a tidy sum-up the very next day.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2024
The coaches were asked to avoid asking her open-ended questions in the morning and to provide a sum-up at the end of team briefings to ensure they had been understood.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024
A cogent sum-up in the column came from former Washington Monthly editor Charles Peters:
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2018
In a voxpop video at the entrance to the exhibition, Edna Croft attempts to sum-up freemasonry: "It used to be rather sinister and secretive, but they've made desperate attempts to prove they're just a charity."
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2013
No and yes, is not that the sum-up of all religious, political, or literary dissertations?
From The Magic Skin by Ellen Marriage
It’s inconceivable to sum up her catalog in just an LP’s worth of tunes, but this list offers a place to start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
You can cherry-pick plenty of numbers to sum up the crises in the United Kingdom.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Guardiola attempted to find the words to sum up the feelings of the day.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
I spent an hour there before my 9:30 a.m. flight last week and would sum up the experience this way: perfectly adequate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
In third grade I began to sum up our grocery bill in my head, silently write it down and hand it over, faster than Delma Royce could total it on her cash register.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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