Science Fair Project Dictionary
Sum
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English
Noun
sum
- a total
- result of addition
- a mathematics question posed to a student (strictly addition, but commonly applied to all)
- An old English measure of corn equal to the quarter.
- Quotations
- 1882: The sum is also used for the quarter, and the strike for the bushel. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 207.
- Quotations
Translation
Verb
to sum
- to add together
Translations
- Dutch: optellen , bijeentellen
- Finnish: summata , ynnätä (old), laskea yhteen
Homophone
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Verb
sum, infinitive esse, perfect fui, perfect passive participle futurus
First person singular, present indicative active of esse, to be.
Conjugation
| Present indicative | Future indicative | Imperfect indicative. | Perfect indicative | Future perfect indicative | Pluperfect indicative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st p. | sum | ero | eram | fui | fuero | fueram |
| 2nd p. | es | eris | eras | fuisti | fueris | fueras |
| 3rd p. | est | erit | erat | fuit | fuerit | fuerat |
| 1st p.pl. | sumus | erimus | eramus | fuimus | fuerimus | fueramus |
| 2nd p.pl. | estis | eritis | eratis | fuitis | fueritis | fueratis |
| 3rd p.pl | sunt | erunt | erant | fuerunt | fuerint | fuerant |
| Present subjunctive | Imperfect subjunctive | Perfect subjunctive | Pluperfect subjunctive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st p. | sim | essem | fuerim | fuissem |
| 2nd p. | sis | esses | fueris | fuisses |
| 3rd p. | sit | esset | fuerit | fuisset |
| 1st p.pl. | simus | essemus | fuerimus | fuissemus |
| 2nd p.pl. | sitis | essetis | fueritis | fuissetis |
| 3rd p.pl. | sint | essent | fuerint | fuissent |
Singular imperative: es
Plural imperative: este
Present infinitive: esse
Future infinitive: futurus esse or fore
Perfect infinitive: fuisse
Future participle: futurus, -a, -um
Derived Words
- absum
- adsum
- insum
- intersum
- praesum
- subsum
- supersum
Related Words
- futurus
- possum
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