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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

But not to Prologue on what everywhere so much commends it self, I shall Sum up what in that Nature is expedient in a few Verses, and so proceed to the Subject Matter, viz.

From The School of Recreation (1696 edition) Or a Guide to the Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Riding, Racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, The Science of Defence by Howlett, Robert

Sum up the results consummated by Prospero's magic.

From Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies by Porter, Charlotte Endymion

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