verb · neutral
summarize
/ˈsʌməraɪz/SUM·ma·rize
to give a brief statement of the main points of something
Examples
“Can you summarize the article in two sentences?”
“At the end of the lecture, the professor summarized the key ideas.”
“In Task 2, briefly summarize your argument in the conclusion.”
Band 8 sentence
“In the final paragraph, briefly summarize the argument and reinforce how the evidence supports your thesis.”
Collocations
- summarize the article
- summarize in a sentence
- briefly summarize
Word family
Common mistakes
Please summarize about the chapter.→Please summarize the chapter.
He summarized in long paragraph.→He summarized in a long paragraph.
Say it for a higher band
5say→6sum up→7+summarize
Synonyms
sum up
paraphrase
Easily confused
paraphrase
“Instead of quoting, paraphrase the sentence in your own words.”
sum up
“To sum up, we need more data before deciding.”
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