summarise
To give the main points of something in a short way.
summarise in a sentence
- Can you summarise the story in three sentences?
- She asked me to summarise the meeting for those who had missed it.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to summarise?
- Aexpand
- Boutline
- Clengthen
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B: outline. The other three mean the opposite of summarise.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to summarise?
- Aexpand
- Bshorten
- Ccondense
- Doutline
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A: expand. The other three mean nearly the same as summarise.
Words that mean something similar
outline, shorten, condense
Words that mean the opposite
expand, lengthen
More words about speech & sound
- summon: To officially call someone to come to you.
- taunt: To tease someone in a cruel way to upset them.
- terse: Using very few words, often in an unfriendly way.
- tumult: A loud, confused noise made by an excited crowd.
- unison: Doing or saying something all together at exactly the same time.
- uproar: A storm of loud noise and angry shouting from lots of people.
- vouch: To say from your own knowledge that something is true or someone is good.
- vow: A serious promise you mean to keep forever.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test