"sum up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sums up [present, singular, third-person], summing up [participle, present], summed up [participle, past], summed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sum up (third-person singular simple present sums up, present participle summing up, simple past and past participle summed up)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To produce a total by adding. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-sum_up-en-verb-5zq2wkup Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To summarize. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: add up, summarize
    Sense id: en-sum_up-en-verb-xWm8KVsG

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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