sum
//sʌm//
Forms
- Plural
- sums
- present (v1)
- sum
- past (v2)
- summed
- past participle (v3)
- summed
- present participle
- summing
- 3rd person singular
- sums
Definitions
1.A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
- The sum of 3 and 4 is 7.
- "Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing."
2.An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).
- We're learning about division, and the sums are tricky.
- "I think it was a disgraceful performance from a captain that got his sums wrong today, and I think it should never be permitted to happen again."
3.A quantity of money.
4.A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the substance.
- This is the sum of all the evidence in the case.
- This is the sum and substance of his objections.
1.To add together.
2.To give a summary of.
1.Eye dialect spelling of some.
1.Pronunciation spelling of something.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3932
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English summe
From Old French summe
From Latin summa (“highest point; sum”)
From summus (“highest”).