sum

/sʌm/ verb (present participle summing, past tense and past participle summed)

Translation

sum (sth/sb) up phrasal verb

› to describe briefly the important facts or characteristics of something or someone

özetlemek, ana hatlarıyla belirtmek

The purpose of a conclusion is to sum up the main points of an essay.1202

sum sth/sb up phrasal verb

› to quickly decide what you think about something or someone

düşüncesini özetlemek, hızlıca karar vermek, toparlamak, hüküm vermek

I think she summed up the situation very quickly.1109

(Definition of sum verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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