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summed up

summed up is the simple past and past participle of sum up.

Meaning of sum up

Verb

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

  1. (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
  2. (ambitransitive) To summarize.
    • So, to sum up your argument, what you are saying is that it is impossible.

Questions about summed up

What is summed up the simple past and past participle of?
Summed up is the simple past and past participle of sum up.

Words near summed up in the dictionary

  1. summators
  2. summatory
  3. summats
  4. summe
  5. summed
  6. summed up
  7. summer
  8. summer and winter
  9. summer bar
  10. summer bars
  11. summer blues

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