Meaning

2 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To produce a total by adding.

    We summed up the donations and found that we had just enough to pay the bills.

  2. (ambitransitive)To summarize.

    So, to sum up your argument, what you are saying is that it is impossible.

    zusammenzählen

More definitions
  • give a summary (of)
  • be a summary of
  • determine the sum of

Examples

29 sentences
  1. Let me see if I can sum this up.

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  2. Can you briefly sum up what was said at the meeting?

    ruТы можешь вкратце пересказать, что говорили на собрании?

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  3. I think that about sums it up.

    deIch denke, das fasst es ganz gut zusammen.

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  4. The purpose of a conclusion is to sum up the main points of the essay.

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  5. Please sum up your idea.

    deFass deine Idee bitte zusammen.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to sum up; to summarize:

Forms

sums up, summing up, summed up, summed up
Base formsum up · to sum up
3rd person singularsums up
Present participlesumming up
Past simplesummed up
Past participlesummed up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysum up
he, she, itsums up

Past simpleLesson

all personssummed up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave summed up
he, she, ithas summed up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sum up

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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