Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. To prepare a summary of something
- v. To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review
WordNet 3.0
- v. be a summary of
- v. give a summary (of)
Examples
“First, I didn't "summarise", I pretty much quoted from the front page.”
“You can see how we kind of summarise it in our reviews of”
“Spare a thought for me on the big week as I summarise every article and photo in every paper with its souvenir pull-out while you all spend your day down the pub.missfrost online• It is pleasantly satisfying for us monarchists to see a rabid republican newspaper like the Guardian producing a royal supplement.”
“Scores of sites now offer music, while hundreds of others summarise news.”
The Guardian: How the internet has all but destroyed the market for films, music and newspapers
“I'll summarise the main points from his speech later, but in the meantime that I note that StopHS2 - the group campaigning against the high speed rail line planned from London to Birmingham, are holding a demonstration at the Conservative conference today.”
The Guardian: Conservative conference live - Monday 4 October
“Or someone at least summarise it? blog comments powered by Disqus”
VOTD: James Cameron’s 30 Minute Interview on Charlie Rose | /Film
“How to summarise a book in 140 characters (max) without a spoiler?”
“I'll summarise the discussion and post back when I've checked that people are ok with me blogging their comments.”
Happy developers + happy museums = happy punters (my JISC dev8D talk)
“Plan the figures you would want in a paper, no more than ten that summarise of highlight something you wish to discuss.”
“Love Cleolinda, I want that Edward's version book to come out just so she can summarise it (yes that is the only reason ...)”
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