sum
US: /ˈsəm/
UK: /sˈʌm/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
sum /sʌm/- danh từ
- tổng số; (toán) tổng
- the sum of two and three is five: tổng của hai và ba là năm
- số tiền
- a round sum: một số tiền đáng kể
- nội dung tổng quát
- the sum and substance of his objections is this: nội dung tổng quát và thực chất những lời phản đối của anh ta là điều này
- bài toán số học
- to be good at sums: giỏi toán
- in sum
- nói tóm lại
- tổng số; (toán) tổng
- ngoại động từ
- cộng
- phát biểu ý kiến về tính nết (của ai)
- nội động từ
- cộng lại
- to sum up
- tóm tắt, tổng kết (ý kiến...)
- kết luận (một vụ kiện)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 [C] ~ (of sth) an amount of money: You will be fined the sum of £200. + a large sum of money + a six-figure sum + Huge sums have been invested in this project.
See also -
2 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth) the number you get when you add two or more numbers together: The sum of 7 and 12 is 19.
3 (also sum total) [sing.] the ~ of sth all of sth, especially when you think that it is not very much: This is the sum of my achievements so far.
4 [C] a simple problem that involves calculating numbers: to do a sum in your head + I was good at sums at school. + If I've got my sums right, I should be able to afford the rent.
Idioms: be greater / more than the sum of its parts to be better or more effective as a group than you would think just by looking at the individual members of the group
in sum (formal) used to introduce a short statement of the main points of a discussion, speech, etc: In sum, we have no chance of winning the case.
+ verb (-mm-)
Phrasal Verbs: sum up
sum sth<->up
1 to state the main points of sth in a short and clear form
Synonym: SUMMARIZE
To sum up, there are three main ways of tackling the problem ... + [+ wh-] Can I just sum up what we've agreed so far?
2 (of a judge) to give a summary of the main facts and arguments in a legal case, near the end of a trial
related noun SUMMING-UP
sum sb/sth<->up
1 to describe or show the most typical characteristics of sb/sth, especially in a few words: Totally lazy-that just about sums him up. + For me, the novel summed up the major problems of human existence.
2 to form or express an opinion of sb/sth
Synonym: SIZE UP
She quickly summed up the situation and took control.
related noun SUMMING-UP
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 total, aggregate, grand total, sum total, whole, totality; amount, quantity:
The sum of money found in the satchel was not revealed by the police. He would give the neighbourhood children small sums to spend on sweets.
v.
2 sum up.
(a) recapitulate, summarize, encapsulate, synopsize, digest, abridge, condense, consolidate, epitomize, review:
He summed up by reminding the children not to accept gifts from strangers.
(b) reckon, add up, calculate, total, tot up, measure (up), take the measure of:
They summed up their chances of escaping.
(c) estimate, evaluate, size up, assess:
She had summed him up the minute she saw him.
Collocation
1 amount of money
ADJ.
considerable, generous, good, handsome, hefty, high, large, not inconsiderable, princely
(ironic),
significant, substantial, tidy
(informal) It seemed an absurdly high sum to pay for a coat. For his first book he received the princely sum of $400. The team has raised substantial sums for local charities.
| astronomical, colossal, enormous, exorbitant, huge, magnificent, massive, record, staggering, vast
£200 was an astronomical sum of money in 1547. He joined the club two years ago for a record sum.
| five-figure, six-figure, etc. | small, modest, nominal, reasonable, token, trifling
The charity pays a nominal sum to lease the premises.
| derisory, paltry | average | net | round
$10,000 is a good round sum.
| full, overall, total | agreed, fixed | undisclosed, unspecified | annual, monthly, etc. | regular | guaranteed | capital, cash, lump
My wife would receive a guaranteed lump sum in the event of my death.
| tax-free
VERB + SUM
borrow, earn, fetch, raise, recover
Some of the paintings should fetch a tidy sum at today's auction. You will have to go to court to recover these sums.
| get, receive | award sb, contribute, give sb, grant sb, lend sb, offer sb, pay (sb), repay
The judge awarded them an undisclosed six-figure sum in damages.
| invest, spend | cost
a project that cost vast sums of public money
| charge (sb), fine sb | agree (on)
We eventually agreed a sum and I gave him a cheque.
SUM + VERB
be due, be payable
The landlord has the right to recover any sums payable under this lease
| be equal/equivalent to sth
The gangsters offered him a sum equivalent to a whole year's earnings.
| exceed sth
PHRASES
a sum of money
2 calculation
ADJ.
difficult, easy
VERB + SUM
do, find the answer to
I did a quick sum to work out how much it would cost.
PHRASES
get your sums right/wrong
The company got its sums wrong when estimating how many customers it would attract.
3 amount got by adding numbers
VERB + SUM
calculate, find, work out
Calculate the sum of the following figures.
PREP.
~ of
The sum of two and five is seven.
Concise dictionary
summed|summing|sumssʌmnoun
+a quantity of money
+a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
+the final aggregate
+the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
+the whole amount
+the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan
+a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
verb
+be a summary of
+determine the sum of
