summarize

CEFRB1

/ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To give the main points of something briefly.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review.

Examples

  • Summarize the contents in 60 English words.

  • The speaker will summarize the key findings at the end of the presentation.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To prepare a summary of (something).

More examples

In context

  • To summarize, I'm saying that society is becoming better.

  • After the meeting, Jim summarized the major decisions made.

  • Jim was asked to summarize the document by Wednesday.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The teacher asked the student to blank the chapter in one paragraph.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From summary + -ize.