Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - summary

(summaries) 1. A summary of something is a short account of it, which gives the main points but not the details. What follows is a brief summary of the process... Here’s a summary of the day’s news... = resume N-COUNT: oft N of n • You use in summary to indicate that what you are about to say is a summary of what has just been said. In summary, it is my opinion that this complete treatment process was very successful. PHRASE: PHR with cl 2. Summary actions are done without delay, often when something else should have been done first or done instead. (FORMAL) It says torture and summary execution are common... ADJ: ADJ n