Summary Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈsəmɝi/

SUH-muh-ree

UK

/sˈʌməɹi/

SUM-uh-ree

التعريف

A short statement or text that gives only the most important information about something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Summary' is usually formal or neutral and common in academic, business, or report contexts. Typical collocations: 'write a summary', 'brief summary', 'executive summary'. Don't confuse with 'conclusion' (final thoughts) or 'paraphrase' (restating in your own words).

• Spanish: resumen
• Portuguese (BR): resumo
• Portuguese (PT): resumo
• Chinese (Simplified): 摘要 - 总结
• Chinese (Traditional): 摘要 - 總結
• Hindi: सारांश
• Arabic: ملخص
• Bengali: সারাংশ - সংক্ষিপ্তসার
• Russian: резюме - краткое изложение
• Japanese: 要約
• Vietnamese: bản tóm tắt
• Korean: 요약
• Turkish: özet
• Urdu: خلاصہ
• Indonesian: ringkasan

جمل نموذجية

I wrote a summary of the article.

basic

Please give a summary of your findings.

basic

Can you make a summary for the meeting?

basic

Here’s a quick summary if you don’t have time to read it all.

natural

The teacher asked us to write a one-paragraph summary after finishing the book.

natural

Could you send me a summary of the key points discussed?

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