Sum Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Her presentation ended with a slide that attempted to sum up the main points in simple terms.
- The professor asked the student to sum up the key findings of the research paper.
- After listening to the debate, the moderator tried to sum up the main arguments.
- To sum up the meeting, the team leader highlighted the essential points of action.
- The writer had difficulty trying to sum up her entire novel in a short synopsis.
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Meaning 2
Determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.