be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
Used in a Sentence
summarise
How to use summarise in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for summarise.
Editorial note
If I had to summarise my mental state, it's like a piece of me has died inside.
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Quick take
be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of summarise gathered in one view.
give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for summarise.
verb
be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
verb
give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
Example sentences
If I had to summarise my mental state, it's like a piece of me has died inside.
"I'll be happy to talk with you on the phone if you can first summarise your proposal".
Can you summarise the benefits and strategic goals of the project?
Maybe there should be a way to summarise null findings, to stop people replicating unsuccessful or unfounded work.
"Lawyers are in a similar boat now that smart algorithms can search case law, evaluate the issues at hand and summarise the results.
I'll summarise:Click farms like every page they can, far more than just the pages they were paid to like; the theory is that they will evade detection this way.
I was trying to summarise the inevitable counterpoints.
"they should have the nerve to stand behind it"So summarise, are you saying Jeremy Clarkson doesn't stand behind his political statements?
It is irresponsible, given that the author claims to have "read an article", that he decided to summarise it in two words - a "blogging license".
People tend to over-summarise patents; while the subject of the patent is immutable types, the patent is on a specific method for implementing immutable types.
What worries me is that someone may come along, see a nicely-written article appearing to summarise the nature of some important classes of functions, take it at face value, and go away believing that all bijections are isomorphisms, only to have this belief trip them up at some later stage.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use summarise in a sentence?
If I had to summarise my mental state, it's like a piece of me has died inside.
What does summarise mean?
be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
What part of speech is summarise?
summarise is commonly used as verb.