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summarise

CEFR B1

to give the main points of something briefly

In a sentence

Six example sentences with summarise, each labelled with its topic.

  • The final paragraph summarises the whole novel in three plain lines, and readers often quote it without reading further.

    Literature

  • One page at the front of the ruling summarises the arguments of both sides before the reasoning begins.

    Law

  • A short loading screen summarises the previous chapter so returning players remember who betrayed whom before the campaign resumes.

    Gaming

  • The abstract summarises three years of fieldwork in two hundred words, and most readers stop right there.

    Science

  • The first slide summarises the whole plan, and the next thirty exist for anyone who wants the detail.

    Business

  • The trailer summarises the plot so completely that some viewers felt they had already seen the film.

    Movies

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