English dictionary
summit
nounPronunciation
ˈsʌmɪt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a meeting of heads of governments
noun
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
noun
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
verb
- reach the summit (of a mountain)
Example sentences
the view from the peak was magnificent
they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
the artist's gifts are at their acme
at the height of her career
the peak of perfection
summer was at its peak
They breasted the mountain
Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit