Phrasal Verbs
- 1to state the main points of something in a short and clear form synonym summarize To sum up, there are three main ways of tackling the problem… sum up what… Can I just sum up what we've agreed to so far? Language Bankconclusionsumming up an argument
- In conclusion, the study has provided useful insights into the issues relating to people's perception of crime.
- Based on this study, it can be concluded that the introduction of new street lighting did not reduce reported crime.
- To sum up, no evidence can be found to support the view that improved street lighting reduces reported crime.
- The available evidence clearly leads to the conclusion that the media do have an influence on the public perception of crime.
- The main conclusion to be drawn from this study is that the public perception of crime is significantly influenced by crime news reporting.
- This study has shown that people's fear of crime is out of all proportion to crime itself.
- Fear of crime is out of all proportion to the actual level of crime, and the reasons for this can be summarized as follows. First…
- Overall/In general, women are more likely than men to feel insecure walking alone after dark.
- 2(of a judge) to give a summary of the main facts and arguments in a legal case, near the end of a trial
- 1to describe or show the most typical characteristics of someone or something, especially in a few words Totally lazy—that just about sums him up. For me, the novel summed up the major problems of human existence.
- 2to form or express an opinion of someone or something synonym size somebody/somethingup She quickly summed up the situation and took control. related noun summing-up