sum up
[verb]
Synonyms: summarize, put in a nutshell, recapitulate, review

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sum up phrasal verb (see also sum)

1. to give the main information in a report, speech etc in a short statement at the end Synonym : summarize:
Gerald will open the debate and I will sum up.
to sum up
To sum up, for a healthy heart you must take regular exercise and stop smoking.
sum something ↔ up
In your final paragraph, sum up your argument.

2. when a judge sums up or sums up the case at the end of a trial, he or she explains the main facts of the case ⇒ summing-up

3. sum something ↔ up to describe something using only a few words Synonym : summarize:
The city’s problem can be summed up in three words: too many people.

4. sum something ↔ up to show the most typical qualities of someone or something:
That image sums up the whole film.

5. sum somebody/something ↔ up to form a judgment or opinion about someone or something Synonym : assess:
Pat summed up the situation at a glance.

6. that (about) sums it up spoken used to say that a description of a situation is correct:
‘So you want us to help you change but you don’t believe change is possible?’ ‘That about sums it up.’

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sum up
sum up (something)
to give a brief but complete statement.
The last paragraph should sum up the main points of your argument.

He's a small man with a big ego — that about sums him up.

To sum up, Eleanor has promised to revise the designs, and Bernard will finalize the text.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

sum up something
sum up (something)
to give a brief but complete statement.
The last paragraph should sum up the main points of your argument.

He's a small man with a big ego — that about sums him up.

To sum up, Eleanor has promised to revise the designs, and Bernard will finalize the text.

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sum something up
to put something into a few words, to summarize something
The speaker summed up his presentation and asked the audience for questions.

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sum up
to put something into a few words, to summarize something
The speaker summed up his presentation and asked the audience for questions.

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sum up
v. To put something into a few words; shorten into a brief summary; summarize.
The teacher summed up the lesson in three rules.
The mailman's job, in all kinds of weather, is summed up in the phrase "Deliver the mail."

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