summit

¹

[ suhm-it ]

noun

1. the highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any object; top; apex.

   Synonyms: pinnacle, peak

   Antonyms: base

2. the highest point of attainment or aspiration:

   the summit of one's ambition.

   Synonyms: culmination, zenith, acme

3. the highest state or degree.

   Synonyms: culmination, zenith, acme

4. the highest level of diplomatic or other governmental officials:

   a meeting at the summit.

5. summit meeting.

adjective

1. of or relating to a summit meeting:

   summit talks.

verb (used without object)

1. to take part in a summit meeting.
2. to reach a summit:

   summited after a 14-hour climb.

verb (used with object)

1. to reach the summit of.

Summit

²

[ suhm-it ]

noun

1. a city in NE New Jersey.
2. a city in NE Illinois.

summit

/ ˈsʌmɪt /

noun

1. the highest point or part, esp of a mountain or line of communication; top
2. the highest possible degree or state; peak or climax

   the summit of ambition

3. the highest level, importance, or rank

   a meeting at the summit

4. 1. a meeting of chiefs of governments or other high officials
   2. ( as modifier )

      a summit conference

Derived Forms

• ˈsummital, adjective
• ˈsummitless, adjective

Other Words From

• summit·al adjective
• summit·less adjective
• mini·summit noun
• pre·summit adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of summit¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English somete, from Old French, from som “top” (from Latin summum, noun use of neuter of summus “highest”; sum ) + -ete -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of summit¹

C15: from Old French somet, diminutive of som, from Latin summum; see sum ¹

Example Sentences

If you’re summiting a peak on Sunday, that’s the day to eat instant oatmeal for breakfast and dinner from a freeze-dried, heat-and-eat bag.

From Outside Online

After departing from Springer Mountain in northern Georgia on July 7, she reached the summit of Maine’s Mount Katahdin 51 days, 16 hours, and 30 minutes later.

From Outside Online

Storz and colleagues captured several yellow-rumped leaf-eared mice, including the summit-topping one, plus mice from three other species from a range of high altitudes, the team reports July 16 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

From Science News

However, networks seem to be nearing the point at which they will shift their weight from the traditional TV mountain in order to scale streaming’s summit.

From Digiday

The Summit supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has a peak performance of 200,000 trillion calculations per second—equivalent to about a million laptops.

From Singularity Hub 

It is the summit of human happiness: the surrender of man to God, of woman to man, of several women to the same man.

From The Daily Beast

But then the summit gives way to the other side of the hill, and a childlike glee arises from the whooooosh of the descent.

From The Daily Beast

Mark your calendar for the global summit, April 22 to 24 in NYC!

From The Daily Beast

To whet your appetite, you can relive that glorious moment (and watch other programs from the 2014 summit) here.

From The Daily Beast

The next time all the presidents from North and South America meet will be at the Summit of the Americas in Panama in April.

From The Daily Beast

Three days later he was in Switzerland, and a few days later again he was on the summit of a minor but still difficult peak.

From Project Gutenberg

At last he came to quite a hill, on the summit of which grew a tree with branches close to the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

It was held to be certain death to climb to its summit, and foolhardy in the extreme to go far up its sides.

From Project Gutenberg

He swam with her upon the summit of the breaking Wave, lifted upon its crest, swept onward irresistibly.

From Project Gutenberg

A moment later the road led up a hill-side, and at the summit she caught his bridle and reined in.

From Project Gutenberg