to summarize
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3.0
- verb
- /ˈsʌməˌraɪz/
- US
:
resumir
- Before we move on, let me summarize the key points from today's discussion.
- summarize key results
- summarize findings
- summarize the article
Let's start with summarizing what this work is.
- Let's start with summarizing what this work is.
- And can you maybe summarize what you heard?
- So let's just summarize what we have at the moment.
- So it's hard to summarize this because it's decades of stuff.
- How would you try to summarize Earth?
- What's the best way to summarize this fight between Gruen and Bryce?
- I then try to summarize the central legal conclusion.
- And that perfectly summarizes our obsession with consumerism.
- So let me summarize where we're going to go.
- It can only summarize the truth in a way.
Examples
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Let me see if I can summarize a few key points here.
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So let me just summarize what we did before.
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And can you maybe summarize what you heard?
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First of all, just to summarize what his request is.
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So it's hard to summarize this because it's decades of stuff.
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Gentlemen, let me summarize this for you:
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So let's just summarize what we have at the moment.
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I have to summarize the different sections.
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Such a chart is essential in helping leaders summarize and understand the voice of their people.
Academic text (2012) -
Would you care to summarize your findings on the practice generally known as homeschooling?
Synonyms
156
3.3
Give the main points of a talk or text briefly
148
3.3
To give the main points of something
38
3.4
To briefly repeat the main points
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4.2
Make something shorter by removing unimportant details
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6.1
Express the main idea in a few words
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4.1
To make long information shorter by giving its main points
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8.0
To briefly repeat the main points
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5.8
To explain a word or phrase in a text
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8.2
To put ideas or information into a short summary
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6.4
To give a short summary of the main points
To make a short summary of a text or speech
How Concise
- US
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156
3.3
64
4.1
11
2.8
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Summarize comes from the Latin word summa, which means 'sum' or 'total' and is the same idea as the English word sum. So, to summarize something is to give its 'sum' — a short version with the main points.