sum in English
- sum⇄expr. in sum,
a. in a few words; briefly.
Ex. My meaning, in sum, is, that whereas ... (F. Hall).
b. to conclude in a few words; in short.
Ex. In sum, I seriously protest, that no man ever had ... a greater veneration for Chauce - sum⇄expr. sum up,
a. to reckon, count, or total.
Ex. to sum up the advantages of the offer.
b. to express or tell briefly; summarize; epitomize.
Ex. to sum up the week's work. Sum up the main points of the lesson in three sentences. - sum⇄noun 1. an amount of money.
Ex. He paid the sum of $7 for a new hat.
2. the number or quantity obtained by adding two or more numbers or quantities together; total.
Ex. The sum of 2 and 3 and 4 is 9.
3. a series of two or more n - sum⇄sum, noun, verb, summed,summing.
- sum⇄v.i. to amount (to).
Ex. How can the nine digits be placed in a square array to form eight intersecting sets of three digits ..., each summing to the same number? (Scientific American). - sum⇄v.t. 1. to find the total number or amount of.
Ex. Nature's true-born child, who sums his years (like me) with no arithmetic but tears (Henry King).
2. to summarize; sum up.
Ex. The phase ... may be summed in a word--Penitence (Charles
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