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

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Everest

Even today, the number of runners who have posted a four-minute mile is smaller than the number of people who have scaled Mount Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Family tradition holds that Mallory left the ice axe with his sister Mary before departing for Everest in 1924 and it remained in her possession throughout her life.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Legendary mountaineer George Mallory wrote to his mother to say "the ink has begun to freeze" before he disappeared on Mount Everest in 1924, newly-discovered letters have revealed.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

You could potentially reach the peak of Mount Everest and still check in with your dog.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026

In fact, say some of his friends, by the time he departed for Everest in 1996, Fischer’s marriage had been badly strained.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer