sum
nounverbnoundeterminerpronounnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//sʌm//
- //sʊm//
A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
noun
- 1
A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
The sum of 3 and 4 is 7.
Take yee the ſumme of all the Congregation of the children of Iſrael,[…]
"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.
[…] a large sheet of paper […] covered with long sums […]
‘But enough of doing sums for to-day, and what about that procession?’ ‘I’m on,’ said Egbert.
"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.
a tidy sum
the sum of forty pounds
[…]With a great ſumme obteined I this freedome.
- 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.
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A central idea or point; gist.
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rareThe utmost degree; the greatest or most perfect realization (of some concept).
Thus I have told thee all my State, and brought / My Storie to the ſum of earthly bliſs[…]
Our wisdom and skill cannot save us from accidents, pains, and from that sum of all fears and distresses—death.
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obsoleteAn old English measure of corn equal to the quarter.
The sum is also used for the quarter, and the strike for the bushel.
Etymology
From Middle English summe, from Old French summe, from Latin summa (“highest point; sum”), from summus (“highest”).
verb
- 1
To add together.
when you say that stability and change are, it's because you're summing them up together as embraced by it, and taking note of the communion each of them has with being.
- 2
To give a summary of.
noun
- 1
The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.
- 2
The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan.
Etymology
Borrowed from Kazakh сом (som), Kyrgyz сом (som), Uyghur سوم (som), and Uzbek soʻm, all of which have the core signification “pure”, used in elliptical reference to historical coins of pure gold.
determiner
- 1
Variant of someEye dialect spelling of some.
Females can smell when they nigga doing sum sneaky shit 😂
pronoun
- 1
Variant of somethingPronunciation spelling of something.
Tony hawk such a fire name bro was bound to do sum cool
we got a lil sum goin on over here
21 went a lil sum like this🎈
It's good to have a man but that ain't sum I need
noun
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A type of administrative district used in China, Mongolia, and Russia. In Mongolia, a sum is smaller than a province. In China, it is only used in Inner Mongolia, where it is equivalent to a township.
Etymology
From Mongolian сум (sum), from Manchu ᠨᡳᡵᡠ (niru, “a large arrow, militia company, district”). Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *sumun (“arrow”).
Forms
- plural
- sums, sumy
- past tense
- summed
- past participle
- summed
- present participle
- summing
- third person singular
- sums
sum · A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
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