Everest

American  

[ev-er-ist, ev-rist] / ˈɛv ər ɪst, ˈɛv rɪst /

noun

1. Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet (8,848 meters).

2. high point; summit.

   The book is an Everest in the field of historical scholarship.

3. a male given name.

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Everest British  

/ ˈɛvərɪst /

noun

1. Nepalese name: Sagarmatha.  Chinese names: Qomolangma.   Chomolungma.  a mountain in S Asia on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world; first climbed by members of a British-led expedition (1953). Height: established as 8848 m (29 028 ft) for many years, but the latest of a series of more recent reassessments (in 1999), not currently accepted by all authorities or by either of the controlling governments, puts it at 8850 m (29 035 ft)

2. any high point of ambition or achievement

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Etymology

Origin of Everest

C19: named after Sir G. Everest (1790–1866), Surveyor-General of India

Example Sentences

On the same day, Lakpa Sherpa, 52, known as the "Mountain Queen", also broke her own record for the most ascents by a female climber, after her 11th Everest summit.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

This climbing season has been especially busy, with a record number of permits issued to Everest aspirants and delays in opening the route to the peak.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Lhakpa Sherpa, 52, known as the "Mountain Queen", first stood on the top of Everest in 2000, becoming the first Nepali woman to successfully summit and descend the world's highest peak.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, first stood on the top of Mount Everest in 1994 while working for a commercial expedition.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

European knowledge of Mount Everest depends on a long history of discovery, exploration, surveying and cartography.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton