summarise

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, die Hauptpunkte von etwas in knapper Form darzustellen oder das Wesentliche zusammenzufassen.

A verb used to indicate the act of giving a brief statement of the main points of something.

1. Be a summary ofB2formal

   To serve as a concise representation of the main points of something.

   Zusammenfassen

   • The final chapter summarises the entire book.
   • His speech summarised the key findings of the report.
   • This graph summarises the data from the experiment.

   Synonymeencapsulateepitomizeoutlinerecapitulatesum up

2. Give a summaryB2formal

   To present a brief statement of the main points of something.

   Zusammenfassen

   • Could you summarise the article for me?
   • She summarised the meeting notes in a few paragraphs.
   • The teacher asked the student to summarise the chapter.

   Synonymeabridgecondenseencapsulateepitomizeoutlineprecisrecaprecapitulatesum up

   Antonymedetailelaborateexpandexpatiate