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sum(2) (iou)



sum verb. Infl. -mm-. ME.
[Old & mod. French sommer or medieval Latin summare add, reckon up, from Latin summa SUM noun.]
a. verb trans. Find the sum of, add. Also foll. by up. ME.
Nature He summed data of six previous studies.
b. verb intrans. & trans. in pass. Amount to. LME.
c. verb trans. Count; reckon up. L16.
d. verb intrans. Do sums in arithmetic. E19.
verb trans. Bring to completion or perfection; consummate. Also foll. by up. L16-M17.
verb trans. Collect into or embrace in a small compass. Also foll. by up. Usu. in pass. E17.
Leigh Hunt In that last blow his strength must have been summ'd.
verb trans. Give the substance of in a few words; summarize; (of a statement, principle, condition, etc.) express the essential features of, epitomize. Usu. foll. by up. E17.
C. Barker From these fragments we may..sum up..Benedictine life.
With adverbs in specialized senses: sum up (a) verb phr. trans. & intrans. (Law) (of a judge in a trial, or of counsel concluding his or her case) recapitulate (the evidence) to the jury before they retire to consider their verdict, giving an exposition of points of law when necessary; (b) verb phr. trans. form an estimate of the character of (a person); summarize the qualities of (a person); (see also senses above).
summa'bility noun the property of being summable E20.
summable adjective M17.