summary
- adjective
- /ˈsʌməri/
:
resumido
- OK, so here's a little summary of what effective boards do.
Examples
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Clearly, this is a very summary judgment of a very complex development.
Academic text (1991) -
So here's my kind of quick summary of the measurement problem.
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I don't know, kind of a quickie summary of the story.
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The teacher provided a summary of the chapter to help the students understand the main ideas.
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After the lecture, I wrote a summary of the key topics we discussed in class.
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His summary of the report highlighted the most important findings in just a few sentences.
Synonyms
37
4.2
Using few words to give important information clearly
18
6.4
Short and clear, using only a few words
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4.2
Short and clear, using only a few words
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3.7
Easy to understand without extra details
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7.8
A short clear overview of a subject that shows the main points
A short clear summary that gives the main facts
Compounds
- Formal
10
6.7
A court decision without a full trial when the facts are not in doubt
How Brief
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective summary that means short and clear also comes from summa, meaning 'sum' or 'total', and links to English words like summarize and the phrase sum up. So a summary statement gives only the main points in a few words.