Summit - definition, pronunciation, transcription

*
Amer.  |ˈsʌmɪt|  American pronunciation of the word summit
Brit.  |ˈsʌmɪt|  British pronunciation of the word summit

noun

- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development (syn: acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, superlative, tiptop, top)
the summit of his ambition
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) (syn: crest, crown, peak, tip, top)
the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
- a meeting of heads of governments

verb

- reach the summit (of a mountain) (syn: breast)
Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit

Extra examples

The mountain range has summits over 10,000 feet high.

The climbers failed to reach the summit.

Leaders of several nations attended the economic summit.

A summit on global warming was held that year.

We met at the summit in Geneva.

The two presidents agreed to hold a summit in the spring.

Many people have now reached the summit of Mount Everest.

Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit

...hikers who were foolhardy enough to remain on the summit during a thunderstorm...

They failed to reach the summit, but they made a gallant attempt.

...conventional wisdom had long held that the mountain's summit was inapproachable from the northen slope...

We drove up a steep incline to the summit.

Bad weather precluded any further attempts to reach the summit.

The path steepened as we approached the summit.

...substantiated his claim to local mountaineering fame with a photo of himself on the summit of Mount McKinley...

Word forms

noun
singular: summit
plural: summits
Current translation version is made automatically. You can suggest your own version. Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
    This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
    Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
    Registration   Login   Home  
    ×