Summarize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give a summary (of)

be a summary of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌmɚɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌməɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌməɹˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈʌmɚɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

he summed up his results
I will now summarize
The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sum up resume summarise sum

Parts of Speech

verb	give a summary (of) “he summed up his results”
verb	be a summary of “The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper”

Word Forms

summarization	noun	the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly
summary	noun	a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
summarisation	noun	the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly
resume	noun	short descriptive summary (of events)
summation	noun	a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zusammenfassen

eine Zusammenfassung geben

🇫🇷French

résumer

donner un résumé (de)

🇪🇸Spanish

resumir

dar un resumen (de)

🇮🇹Italian

riassumere

fare un riassunto (di)

🇳🇱Dutch

samenvatten

geef een samenvatting (van)

🇵🇹Portuguese

resumir

dê um resumo (de)

🇷🇺Russian

подвести итог

дать краткое изложение (чего-л.)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सारांशित करें

(का) सारांश दीजिए

🇧🇩Bengali

সংক্ষিপ্ত করা

একটি সারাংশ দিন (এর)

🇮🇳Tamil

சுருக்கமாக

(இன்) சுருக்கத்தை கொடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంగ్రహించండి

సారాంశాన్ని ఇవ్వండి (యొక్క)

🇮🇳Marathi

सारांश

सारांश द्या (चा)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સારાંશ

સારાંશ આપો (નો)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾರಾಂಶ

ಸಾರಾಂಶವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ (ನ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഗ്രഹിക്കുക

ഒരു സംഗ്രഹം നൽകുക (ഇതിൻ്റെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਖੇਪ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖੇਪ (ਦਾ) ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

خلاصہ

خلاصہ دیں (کا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

总结

给出（的）总结

🇯🇵Japanese

要約する

（の）概要を教えてください

🇰🇷Korean

요약하다

(의)를 요약하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tóm tắt

đưa ra một bản tóm tắt (của)

🇹🇭Thai

สรุป

ให้บทสรุป (ของ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

meringkaskan

berikan ringkasan (dari)

🇵🇭Filipino

buod

magbigay ng buod (ng)

🇲🇾Malay

meringkaskan

memberikan ringkasan (dari)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلخيص

إعطاء ملخص (من)

🇮🇷Persian

خلاصه کردن

خلاصه کردن (از)

🇹🇷Turkish

özetlemek

(birinin) özetini vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַכֵּם

תן סיכום (של)

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The primary meaning of 'summarize' is 'give a summary (of)'.

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Using 'summarize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'summarize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'summarize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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