Sum Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈsəm/

suhm

UK

/sˈʌm/

suhm

التعريف

A sum is the total you get when numbers are added together. It can also mean an amount of money or, more generally, the whole result or substance of something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in math: 'the sum of 3 and 4'. In everyday English, it often means money: 'a large sum of money'. In more formal writing, 'the sum of' can mean 'the whole of' or 'the result of many parts'. Don't confuse it with the verb 'sum up'.

• Spanish: suma - cantidad total
• Portuguese (BR): soma - quantia total
• Portuguese (PT): soma - quantia total
• Chinese (Simplified): 总和 - 金额
• Chinese (Traditional): 總和 - 金額
• Hindi: योग - कुल राशि
• Arabic: مجموع - مبلغ إجمالي
• Bengali: যোগফল - টাকার পরিমাণ
• Russian: сумма
• Japanese: 合計 - 総額
• Vietnamese: tổng
• Korean: 합계 - 총액
• Turkish: toplam - tutar (para)
• Urdu: مجموع
• Indonesian: jumlah - total

جمل نموذجية

The sum of 5 and 7 is 12.

basic

She paid a small sum for the book.

basic

This final test counts for a large sum of your grade.

basic

They donated a huge sum to the hospital.

natural

Her success is the sum of years of hard work.

natural

At the end of the day, the report is just the sum of all our notes.

natural