sum up

sum up verb: to produce a total by adding.

Verb

sum up (third-person singular simple present sums up, present participle summing up, simple past and past participle summed up)

(ambitransitive) To produce a total by adding.
- We summed up the donations and found that we had just enough to pay the bills.
Synonyms:

add up
(ambitransitive) To summarize.
- So, to sum up your argument, what you are saying is that it is impossible.
- To sum up, the Furka-Oberalp Railway is a good example of the adaptation of the rack-and-pinion system to a main line over mountainous terrain.1950 November, H. P. White, “The Furka-Oberalp Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 770

தொகுத்து அளி

summarize the evidence, review the evidence, give a summing-up: സംക്ഷേപിക്കുക, സമാഹരിക്കുക, തെളിവുകൾ സമാഹരിക്കുക, തെളിവുകൾ പുനഃപരിശോധനിക്കുക, വിശദാംശങ്ങൾ ചേർത്തു സംക്ഷേപിച്ചുപറയുക

ಕೂಡು, ಒಟ್ಟುಮಾಡು, ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸು, ಸಂಕ್ಷೇಪಿಸು, ಸಾರಾಂಶ ತಿಳಿಸು, ತಾತ್ಪರ್ಯ ಹೇಳು

third-person singular present	sums up
present participle	summing up
past participle	summed up
past	summed up

What does sum up mean?: Sum up means to produce a total by adding.
What is sum up in Tamil?: Sum up in Tamil is தொகுத்து அளி. See Sum up meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sum up?: Sum up is a verb.
What is the past tense of sum up?: The past tense of sum up is summed up.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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