summit
the highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any object; top; apex.
the highest point of attainment or aspiration: the summit of one's ambition.
the highest state or degree.
the highest level of diplomatic or other governmental officials: a meeting at the summit.
of or relating to a summit meeting: summit talks.
to take part in a summit meeting.
to reach a summit: summited after a 14-hour climb.
to reach the summit of.
Origin of summit
1Other words for summit
Opposites for summit
Other words from summit
- sum·mit·al, adjective
- sum·mit·less, adjective
- min·i·sum·mit, noun
- pre·sum·mit, adjective, noun
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a city in NE New Jersey.
a city in NE Illinois.
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How to use summit in a sentence
It is the summit of human happiness: the surrender of man to God, of woman to man, of several women to the same man.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut then the summit gives way to the other side of the hill, and a childlike glee arises from the whooooosh of the descent.
Mark your calendar for the global summit, April 22 to 24 in NYC!
To whet your appetite, you can relive that glorious moment (and watch other programs from the 2014 summit) here.
The next time all the presidents from North and South America meet will be at the summit of the Americas in Panama in April.
Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent Cheers | Catalina Lobo-Guererro | December 20, 2014 | 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.
Uncanny Tales | VariousAt last he came to quite a hill, on the summit of which grew a tree with branches close to the ground.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnIt was held to be certain death to climb to its summit, and foolhardy in the extreme to go far up its sides.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonHe swam with her upon the summit of the breaking Wave, lifted upon its crest, swept onward irresistibly.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodA moment later the road led up a hill-side, and at the summit she caught his bridle and reined in.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for summit
/ (ˈsʌmɪt) /
the highest point or part, esp of a mountain or line of communication; top
the highest possible degree or state; peak or climax: the summit of ambition
the highest level, importance, or rank: a meeting at the summit
a meeting of chiefs of governments or other high officials
(as modifier): a summit conference
Origin of summit
1Derived forms of summit
- summital, adjective
- summitless, adjective
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