sum
noun
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition.
summed
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past participleof sum.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sum.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sumnounthe aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition.
Example Sentences
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Thill, the Jefferies analyst, summed up the Meta call.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
B. Riley analyst Mike Crawford summed up the political-military scene in a note to clients on Thursday by referring to “an emerging generational recapitalization of global defense posture and budgets.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Former England goalkeeper and BBC Sport pundit Joe Hart summed it up well.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
But it was the sight of loosehead prop Ox Nche stampeding through Ollie Chessum and Jamie George, with the England defence desperately, vainly backpedalling, that summed up a brutally chastening opening salvo.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
He later summed up his experience: “The Cubans seem to take chess more seriously....They feel more the way I do about chess. Chess is like fighting, and I like to win. So do they.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
