sumar

/suˈmaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to add

➕ sumar = sum + ar: the verb form of sum, so you sum things up

From Latin summare, 'to sum up', from summa 'total'. Spanish adds the verb ending -ar to the same root as English sum, so sumar is to make a sum. Related: suma (sum), resumen (summary).

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