summit
/ˈsʌmət/noun, verb2 syllables
Summit means: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.
Synonyms for summit24
noun, as in the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
noun, as in the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
noun, as in a meeting of heads of governments
verb, as in reach the summit (of a mountain)
also used for summit
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What does summit mean?4
noun
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development“his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)“the view from the peak was magnificent”
a meeting of heads of governments
verb
reach the summit (of a mountain)“They breasted the mountain”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Summit in a sentence
- Up to now, only two people have reached the summit of that mountain.DJ_Saidez
- After a long walk, we reached the summit of the mountain.zogwarg
- They will make an assault on the summit, weather permitting.unknown
- The summit caldera is also collapsing, causing large temblors almost daily.Hybrid
- The summit nations put free trade at the top of the agenda.CK
- We took a long hike up to the summit._undertoad
- It is in this room that the summit will be held.CM
- We could see the summit of a mountain twenty miles away.CK
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Forms of summit
as a noun
- plural
- summits
as a verb
- third-person singular
- summits
- present participle
- summiting
- past participle
- summited
- past tense
- summited