Recap — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻkˈæp/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪkˈap/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪkˈap/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻkˈæp/.

Examples

Let's recapitulate the main ideas

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

review recapitulation retread recapitulate

Parts of Speech

noun	a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
noun	a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
verb	summarize briefly “Let's recapitulate the main ideas”

Word Forms

recapitulate	verb	summarize briefly
recap	verb	summarize briefly
review	verb	look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
retread	verb	give new treads to (a tire)
recapitulation	noun	a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
recap	noun	a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rekapitulieren

eine Zusammenfassung am Ende, die den Inhalt einer längeren Diskussion wiederholt

🇫🇷French

résumer

un résumé à la fin qui répète l'essentiel d'une discussion plus longue

🇪🇸Spanish

resumen

un resumen al final que repite la sustancia de una discusión más larga

🇮🇹Italian

ricapitolare

un riassunto alla fine che ripete la sostanza di una discussione più lunga

🇳🇱Dutch

samenvatten

een samenvatting aan het eind die de inhoud van een langere discussie herhaalt

🇵🇹Portuguese

recapitular

um resumo no final que repete a substância de uma discussão mais longa

🇷🇺Russian

резюме

резюме в конце, повторяющее суть более длительного обсуждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संक्षिप्त

अंत में एक सारांश जो लंबी चर्चा के सार को दोहराता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সংক্ষিপ্তকরণ

শেষে একটি সারাংশ যা একটি দীর্ঘ আলোচনার পদার্থের পুনরাবৃত্তি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுபரிசீலனை

முடிவில் ஒரு சுருக்கம் நீண்ட விவாதத்தின் பொருளை மீண்டும் கூறுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పునశ్చరణ

సుదీర్ఘ చర్చ యొక్క సారాంశాన్ని పునరావృతం చేసే ముగింపులో సారాంశం

🇮🇳Marathi

संक्षेप

शेवटी एक सारांश जो दीर्घ चर्चेच्या पदार्थाची पुनरावृत्ती करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

રીકેપ

અંતમાં એક સારાંશ જે લાંબી ચર્ચાના પદાર્થનું પુનરાવર્તન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೀಕ್ಯಾಪ್

ಸುದೀರ್ಘ ಚರ್ಚೆಯ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿಸುವ ಕೊನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾರಾಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റീക്യാപ്പ്

ദൈർഘ്യമേറിയ ചർച്ചയുടെ സാരാംശം ആവർത്തിക്കുന്ന അവസാനം ഒരു സംഗ്രഹം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੀਕੈਪ

ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਲੰਬੀ ਚਰਚਾ ਦੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਨੂੰ ਦੁਹਰਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回顾

最后的总结重复了较长讨论的实质内容

🇯🇵Japanese

要約

長い議論の内容を繰り返す最後の要約

🇰🇷Korean

요약

더 긴 토론의 내용을 반복하는 마지막 요약

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tóm tắt lại

một bản tóm tắt ở cuối lặp lại nội dung của một cuộc thảo luận dài hơn

🇹🇭Thai

สรุป

บทสรุปในตอนท้ายที่ซ้ำเนื้อหาของการสนทนาที่ยาวนานขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

rekap

ringkasan di bagian akhir yang mengulangi substansi pembahasan yang lebih panjang

🇲🇾Malay

imbas kembali

ringkasan pada penghujung yang mengulangi isi perbincangan yang lebih panjang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خلاصة

ملخص في النهاية يكرر جوهر مناقشة أطول

🇮🇷Persian

خلاصه کردن

خلاصه ای در پایان که اصل بحث طولانی تر را تکرار می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

özet

sonunda daha uzun bir tartışmanın özünü tekrarlayan bir özet

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַכֵּם

סיכום בסוף החוזר על מהותו של דיון ארוך יותר

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