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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

acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top

noun, as in the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

noun, as in a meeting of heads of governments

summit meeting

verb, as in reach the summit (of a mountain)

also used for summit

summity, zenith, apex, apogee, culmen, fastigium, ridge, roof, vertex, surmount

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What does summit mean?4

noun

1

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development“his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”

2

the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)“the view from the peak was magnificent”

3

a meeting of heads of governments

verb

1

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