précis

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pré·cis

P0511700 (prā′sē, prā-sē′)n. pl. pré·cis (prā′sēz, prā-sēz′) A concise summary of a book, article, or other text; an abstract.tr.v. précised, précis·ing, précis·es To make a précis of.

[French, from Old French precis, condensed; see precise.]

precis

(ˈpreɪsiː) or

précis

n, pl precis or précis (ˈpreɪsiːz) (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a summary of the essentials of a text; abstractvb (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (tr) to make a precis of[C18: from French: precise]

pré•cis

(preɪˈsi, ˈpreɪ si)

n., pl. -cis (-ˈsiz, -siz)

v. -cised, -cis•ing. n. 1. a concise summary. v.t. 2. to make a précis of. [1750–60; < French, n. use of adj., literally, cut short. See precise]

precis

Past participle: precised
Gerund: precising

Imperative	precisprecis

Present	I precisyou precishe/she/it preciseswe precisyou precisthey precis

Preterite	I precisedyou precisedhe/she/it precisedwe precisedyou precisedthey precised

Present Continuous	I am precisingyou are precisinghe/she/it is precisingwe are precisingyou are precisingthey are precising

Present Perfect	I have precisedyou have precisedhe/she/it has precisedwe have precisedyou have precisedthey have precised

Past Continuous	I was precisingyou were precisinghe/she/it was precisingwe were precisingyou were precisingthey were precising

Past Perfect	I had precisedyou had precisedhe/she/it had precisedwe had precisedyou had precisedthey had precised

Future	I will precisyou will precishe/she/it will preciswe will precisyou will precisthey will precis

Future Perfect	I will have precisedyou will have precisedhe/she/it will have precisedwe will have precisedyou will have precisedthey will have precised

Future Continuous	I will be precisingyou will be precisinghe/she/it will be precisingwe will be precisingyou will be precisingthey will be precising

Present Perfect Continuous	I have been precisingyou have been precisinghe/she/it has been precisingwe have been precisingyou have been precisingthey have been precising

Future Perfect Continuous	I will have been precisingyou will have been precisinghe/she/it will have been precisingwe will have been precisingyou will have been precisingthey will have been precising

Past Perfect Continuous	I had been precisingyou had been precisinghe/she/it had been precisingwe had been precisingyou had been precisingthey had been precising

Conditional	I would precisyou would precishe/she/it would preciswe would precisyou would precisthey would precis

Past Conditional	I would have precisedyou would have precisedhe/she/it would have precisedwe would have precisedyou would have precisedthey would have precised

precis

Past participle: précised
Gerund: précising

Imperative	precisprecis

Present	I precisyou precishe/she/it préciseswe precisyou precisthey precis

Preterite	I précisedyou précisedhe/she/it précisedwe précisedyou précisedthey précised

Present Continuous	I am précisingyou are précisinghe/she/it is précisingwe are précisingyou are précisingthey are précising

Present Perfect	I have précisedyou have précisedhe/she/it has précisedwe have précisedyou have précisedthey have précised

Past Continuous	I was précisingyou were précisinghe/she/it was précisingwe were précisingyou were précisingthey were précising

Past Perfect	I had précisedyou had précisedhe/she/it had précisedwe had précisedyou had précisedthey had précised

Future	I will precisyou will precishe/she/it will preciswe will precisyou will precisthey will precis

Future Perfect	I will have précisedyou will have précisedhe/she/it will have précisedwe will have précisedyou will have précisedthey will have précised

Future Continuous	I will be précisingyou will be précisinghe/she/it will be précisingwe will be précisingyou will be précisingthey will be précising

Present Perfect Continuous	I have been précisingyou have been précisinghe/she/it has been précisingwe have been précisingyou have been précisingthey have been précising

Future Perfect Continuous	I will have been précisingyou will have been précisinghe/she/it will have been précisingwe will have been précisingyou will have been précisingthey will have been précising

Past Perfect Continuous	I had been précisingyou had been précisinghe/she/it had been précisingwe had been précisingyou had been précisingthey had been précising

Conditional	I would precisyou would precishe/she/it would preciswe would precisyou would precisthey would precis

Past Conditional	I would have précisedyou would have précisedhe/she/it would have précisedwe would have précisedyou would have précisedthey would have précised

Thesaurus

Noun

precis - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theorysynopsis, abstract, outlinesummary, sum-up - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"brief - a condensed written summary or abstractapercu - a short synopsisepitome - a brief abstract (as of an article or book)

Verb

1.precis - make a summary (of)sum up, summarize, summarise, resume - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

précis

noun1. summary, résumé, outline, abstract, sketch, digest, rundown, condensation, compendium, synopsis, aperçu (French), abridgment a nine-page précis of the manuscriptverb1. summarize, outline, abstract, sum up, shorten, compress, condense, abridge a cleverly precised distillation of everything he had written

Translations

概要

précis

(ˈpreisiː) , ((American also) preiˈsi:) noun – plural ˈprécis (-z) – a summary of a piece of writing. 概要