Sum Up vs Add Together - What's the Difference?

Add Together

Sum Up

Definitions

Definition as Verb
  • determine the sum of
  • make an addition by combining numbers
Definition as Verb
  • give a summary (of)
  • be a summary of
  • determine the sum of

Examples

  • "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
  • "Add 27 and 49, please!"
  • "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
  • "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
  • "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"

Parts of Speech

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