precis

[US]/'preɪsi/
[UK]/ˈpresi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. summary; outline

vt. to summarize the main points of; to write a summary for
Word Forms
Past Tenseprecised
Present Participleprecising
Third Person Singularprecises
Past Participleprecised

Example Sentences

write a precis of the article

a precis is a concise summary of a text

she was asked to write a precis of the novel

the precis highlighted the main points of the speech

students need to learn how to write a precis

the precis captured the essence of the research paper

can you provide a precis of the report?

the precis summarized the key findings of the study

the precis should be no longer than one page

the precis accurately reflected the author's main arguments

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