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Common collocations with summary in American Collocation

summary noun countable

US /ˈsʌməri/

short

basic
brief
concise
quick
short
succinct

This article provides a very brief summary of the changes in employment law.

good

clear
excellent
good
helpful
useful

The chapter offers a useful summary of the available evidence.

having a lot of details

complete
comprehensive
detailed
full

If a full transcript is unreasonable, a detailed summary would be a useful alternative.

general

general
overall

“Greenside is a very good school” was the overall summary from the school inspectors.

correct or fair

accurate
fair

The report is a fair summary of what was a very difficult process.

written

written

A clear written summary of the results is given.

types of summary

biographical
descriptive
factual
statistical

Your CV is a biographical summary of your life and is written to describe details of education and achievements in chronological order.

write a summary

compile
draft
make
prepare
produce
publish
write

Their task is to write a summary of the information they have gathered.

give someone a summary

give
offer
present
provide

The booklet provides a basic summary of the regulations.

print a summary

print
publish

We publish a summary every weekend of all events scheduled for the coming week.

contain something
cover something
describe something
give something
highlight something
include something
outline something
provide something
show something
state something

The summary highlights the key findings of a survey into use of the scheme.