sum ‧ mar ‧ ize AC BrE AmE ( also summarise British English ) /ˈsʌməraɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ summarize ; noun : ↑ summary ]
to make a short statement giving only the main information and not the details of a plan, event, report etc SYN sum up :
The authors summarize their views in the introduction.
to summarize
To summarize, in most cases the schools were achieving the standards set.