sum up meaning

sum up as a verb

1. give a summary (of)
   • he summed up his results
   • I will now summarize

   Synonyms: summarize, summarise, resume

   Type of: repeat

   Kinds: abstract, precis, docket, recapitulate

2. be a summary of
   • The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper

   Synonyms: summarize, summarise, sum

   Type of: state

3. determine the sum of
   • Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town

   Synonyms: total, tot, tot up, sum, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up

   Type of: count

How to pronounce sum up

sum up is pronounced /sʌm ʌp/ in British English and /sʌm ʌp/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.