sum up

/səm əp/

/səm əp/

Other forms: summed up; summing up; sums up

Definitions of sum up

1. verb

   give a summary (of)
   “he summed up his results”

   synonyms: resume, summarise, summarize

   sum, summarise, summarize

   be a summary of

   types:

   abstract

   give an abstract (of)

   precis

   make a summary (of)

   docket

   make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list

   recap, recapitulate

   summarize briefly

   hash over, rehash, retrograde

   go back over

   type of:

   ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell

   to say, state, or perform again
2. verb

   be a summary of
   synonyms: sum, summarise, summarize

   resume, summarise, summarize

   give a summary (of)

   type of:

   say, state, tell

   express in words
3. verb

   determine the sum of
   synonyms: add, add together, add up, sum, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up

   add, add together

   make an addition by combining numbers

   type of:

   count, enumerate, number, numerate

   determine the number or amount of