summit

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

summits

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

summit

past (v2)

summited

past participle (v3)

summited

present participle

summiting

3rd person singular

summits

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.

   • In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta.

2. 2.The highest point of achievement, development, etc., that can be reached; the acme, the pinnacle.

   • Learning from others as from himself, he reached the summit of his development with his latest work.

3. 3.An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely), an important or high-level gathering or meeting.

   • They met for an international summit on environmental issues.

Pron

Pronoun

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A word that replaces or refers to a noun or noun phrase.

1. 1.Alternative spelling of summat (“something”).(informal)

   • I need to get summit to eat.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To reach the summit (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1) of (a mountain).(informal)

   • Of the range's 12 peaks, Mount Saskatchewan is the only one that has yet to be summited.

2. 2.To reach the summit of a mountain.(informal)

3. 3.To attend a summit (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.2.2).

   • The President had been summiting with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev in Vienna.

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Synonyms

• height
• peak
• top

Word family

• sum