summarising

ˈsʌməraɪzɪŋ

Definition of summarising - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

summary

Rare

giving a brief statement of main points

Rare

The summarising report highlighted the key findings of the research.

condensing

summarizing

communication

Rare

expressing in a concise form

Rare

Her summarising comments captured the essence of the discussion.

abridging

condensing

summarizing

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Origin of summarising

Latin, summa (total) + -ise (to make)

Examples of summarising in a sentence

Her summarising speech captured everyone's attention.
The summarising report highlighted the key points.
His summarising speech was brief but comprehensive.

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French:succinct, résumé, ...
German:zusammenfassend, ...
Italian:riassuntivo, conciso, ...
Spanish:resumido, conciso, ...
Portuguese:resumido, conciso, ...
Chinese:总结性的, 简明的, ...
Japanese:要約の, 簡潔な, ...
Arabic:تَلْخِيصِيّ, موجَز, ...
Hebrew:מְסַכֵּם, תַּמְצִיתִי, ...
Russian:резюмирующий, краткий, ...
Ukrainian:узагальнюючий, стислий, ...
Hindi:सारांशित, संक्षिप्त, ...
Bengali:সারসংক্ষেপ, সংক্ষিপ্ত, ...
Catalan:resumint, ...
Czech:shrnující, rekapitulační, ...
Danish:sammenfattende, ...
Dutch:samenvattend, ...
Greek:περιληπτικός, ...
Hungarian:összefoglaló, összegző, ...
Khmer:សង្ខេប, សរុប, ...
Korean:요약하는, 간결한, ...
Persian:خلاصه, ...
Polish:podsumowujący, zwięzły, ...
Portuguese (BR):sumarizando, ...
Romanian:rezumativ, concise, ...
Swedish:sammanfattande, koncis, ...
Thai:สรุป, ...
Turkish:özetleyen, özlü, ...
Vietnamese:tóm tắt, ngắn gọn, ...

summarise

ˈsʌməˌraɪz

Definition of summarise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

text

Rare

provide a brief statement of main points

Rare

She summarised the article in a few sentences.
He summarised the meeting highlights for the team.
The teacher summarised the chapter for the students.

condense

recap

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Origin of summarise

French, sommaire (summary) + -ise (to make)

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French:résumer, ...
German:zusammenfassen, ...
Italian:riassumere, ...
Spanish:resumir, ...
Portuguese:resumir, ...
Chinese:总结, ...
Japanese:要約する, ...
Arabic:لَخَّصَ, ...
Hebrew:לְסַכֵּם, ...
Russian:суммировать, ...
Ukrainian:підсумовувати, ...
Hindi:सारांश प्रस्तुत करना, ...
Bengali:সংক্ষেপ করা, ...
Catalan:resumir, ...
Czech:shrnout, ...
Danish:opsummere, ...
Dutch:samenvatten, ...
Greek:συνοψίζω, ...
Hungarian:összefoglalni, ...
Khmer:សង្ខេប, ...
Korean:요약하다, ...
Persian:خلاصه کرد, ...
Polish:streścić, ...
Portuguese (BR):resumir, ...
Romanian:a rezuma, ...
Swedish:sammanfatta, ...
Thai:สรุป, ...
Turkish:özetlemek, ...
Vietnamese:tóm tắt, ...

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