Summit
noun
The highest point of a mountain or hill.
They reached the summit of the mountain by noon.
Often appears as...
- reach the summit
- summit climb
noun
A meeting or conference of leaders, often to discuss important issues.
The President is attending a global summit on climate change.
Often appears as...
- global summit
- summit meeting
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Formal
Academic
verb
To reach the highest point of a mountain.
He plans to summit Mount Everest next year.
Often appears as...
- summit a mountain
- successfully summit
noun
The highest point of a mountain or hill.
They reached the summit of the mountain by noon.
Often appears as...
- reach the summit
- summit climb
noun
A meeting or conference of leaders, often to discuss important issues.
The President is attending a global summit on climate change.
Often appears as...
- global summit
- summit meeting
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
verb
To reach the highest point of a mountain.
He plans to summit Mount Everest next year.
Often appears as...
- summit a mountain
- successfully summit
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Climbing Context
Used when talking about reaching high points, especially in mountain climbing and hiking.
After a grueling hike, we stood proudly on the summit, overlooking the valley.
Pro Tip 2/3Achievement Symbol
Metaphorically, it suggests achieving a goal, often used to describe personal or professional successes.
Her promotion was the summit of her career.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Peak
It strictly refers to the very top, not just a high point on a slope or ridge.
The last few feet to the summit were the most challenging.
Pro Tip 1/3Climbing Context
Used when talking about reaching high points, especially in mountain climbing and hiking.
After a grueling hike, we stood proudly on the summit, overlooking the valley.
Pro Tip 2/3Achievement Symbol
Metaphorically, it suggests achieving a goal, often used to describe personal or professional successes.
Her promotion was the summit of her career.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Peak
It strictly refers to the very top, not just a high point on a slope or ridge.
The last few feet to the summit were the most challenging.
Pro Tip 1/3Climbing Context
Used when talking about reaching high points, especially in mountain climbing and hiking.
After a grueling hike, we stood proudly on the summit, overlooking the valley.
Pro Tip 2/3Achievement Symbol
Metaphorically, it suggests achieving a goal, often used to describe personal or professional successes.
Her promotion was the summit of her career.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Peak
It strictly refers to the very top, not just a high point on a slope or ridge.
The last few feet to the summit were the most challenging.
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How I climbed a...
They'd all hiked up the normal trail on the back, which I was planning on using for my descent. But between me and the summit lay a blank slab of granite. There were no cracks or edges to hold on to, just small ripples of texture up a slightly less than vertical wall. I had to trust my life to the friction between my climbing shoes and the smooth granite. I carefully balanced my way upward,
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Dear Aunt Bonnie, I’m...
their animals the squid lady there was a lady who was so excited about squids she goes to like a squid summit every year I mean who knew that this kind of didn't even existed and it really made me think there needs to be more scientists like her because she realized that the probe that they were sending down into the deep ocean that has the most horrific
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Unsung Heroes of Everest...
that was left on the summit. The family had paid this company to try to go back and retrieve it. One of their main jobs, besides carrying these heavy loads above base camp is also essentially the herding of the human cattle. You know, we've got these big lines of people going up these ropes and
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3 myths about the future...
that what human beings are currently capable of doing represents any sort of summit in what these machines might be capable of doing in the future. Now the third myth, what I call the superiority myth. It's often said that those who forget about the helpful side of technological progress,
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How do you know what's...
media reports about the summit varied enormously. Some stated that it had gone smoothly, while others called it a complete failure. It's tempting to fixate on why we have competing perceptions, but perhaps the more important question the Rashomon effect raises is, what is truth anyway?
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Mountaineering: Height...
successful summit beds on mount everest which means to the world's best alpinists everest is pretty much a hike in the hills i have much more interest in mountains that regardless of their altitude are
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The Call of Everest PIPE...
be okay and I reach the summit at six thirty in the morning and like I said I kind of envisioned being there with the rest of my team so expected to have a professional photographer with me but I
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Arthur Benjamin: Teach...
that the correct summit -- that all of our students, every high school graduate should know -- should be probability and statistics. I mean, don't get me wrong. Calculus is an important subject.
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Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner:...
North below we could imagine where it would be possible to establish a tent and the most important was that we could see how long will be the summit reach
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Nesting Frigate Birds...
the summit of this volcanic mountain rises above the surface of the sea its
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How I climbed a...
They'd all hiked up the normal trail on the back, which I was planning on using for my descent. But between me and the summit lay a blank slab of granite. There were no cracks or edges to hold on to, just small ripples of texture up a slightly less than vertical wall. I had to trust my life to the friction between my climbing shoes and the smooth granite. I carefully balanced my way upward,
Video examples
Dear Aunt Bonnie, I’m...
their animals the squid lady there was a lady who was so excited about squids she goes to like a squid summit every year I mean who knew that this kind of didn't even existed and it really made me think there needs to be more scientists like her because she realized that the probe that they were sending down into the deep ocean that has the most horrific
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Unsung Heroes of Everest...
that was left on the summit. The family had paid this company to try to go back and retrieve it. One of their main jobs, besides carrying these heavy loads above base camp is also essentially the herding of the human cattle. You know, we've got these big lines of people going up these ropes and
Video examples
3 myths about the future...
that what human beings are currently capable of doing represents any sort of summit in what these machines might be capable of doing in the future. Now the third myth, what I call the superiority myth. It's often said that those who forget about the helpful side of technological progress,
Video examples
How do you know what's...
media reports about the summit varied enormously. Some stated that it had gone smoothly, while others called it a complete failure. It's tempting to fixate on why we have competing perceptions, but perhaps the more important question the Rashomon effect raises is, what is truth anyway?
Video examples
Mountaineering: Height...
successful summit beds on mount everest which means to the world's best alpinists everest is pretty much a hike in the hills i have much more interest in mountains that regardless of their altitude are
Video examples
The Call of Everest PIPE...
be okay and I reach the summit at six thirty in the morning and like I said I kind of envisioned being there with the rest of my team so expected to have a professional photographer with me but I
Video examples
Arthur Benjamin: Teach...
that the correct summit -- that all of our students, every high school graduate should know -- should be probability and statistics. I mean, don't get me wrong. Calculus is an important subject.
Video examples
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner:...
North below we could imagine where it would be possible to establish a tent and the most important was that we could see how long will be the summit reach
Video examples
Nesting Frigate Birds...
the summit of this volcanic mountain rises above the surface of the sea its
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Joe Carnahan
American Director
I always look for... hopefully look for a challenge. And you're always looking for the next summit to hit. Even if it's a personal one. It needn't be some great sense of monumental... It just has to be important to you and big enough and special enough and individual enough that you get up for it. And that can be anything.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics.
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Dwyane Wade
American Athlete
The biggest thing, and what I told some of the partners in the summit, was me thanking them for their constant support with everything that I've been through the last couple years on and off the court.
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Marcel Proust
French Author
No exile at the South Pole or on the summit of Mont Blanc separates us more effectively from others than the practice of a hidden vice.
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John Ortberg
American Clergyman
To have my mind racing and my heart beating fast over glorious possibilities is very close to the summit of life experience for me.
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Paul D. Boyer
American Scientist
Mountain hikes instilled in me a life-long urge to get to the top of any inviting summit or peak.
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Anatoli Boukreev
Russian Athlete
I offer my expertise and experience for hire in order to help a group of people reach the summit.
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson
American Theologian
Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks; they are the summits of ranges.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.
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Harold MacMillan
English Politician
It's no use crying over spilt summits.
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Joe Carnahan
American Director
I always look for... hopefully look for a challenge. And you're always looking for the next summit to hit. Even if it's a personal one. It needn't be some great sense of monumental... It just has to be important to you and big enough and special enough and individual enough that you get up for it. And that can be anything.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics.
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Dwyane Wade
American Athlete
The biggest thing, and what I told some of the partners in the summit, was me thanking them for their constant support with everything that I've been through the last couple years on and off the court.
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Marcel Proust
French Author
No exile at the South Pole or on the summit of Mont Blanc separates us more effectively from others than the practice of a hidden vice.
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John Ortberg
American Clergyman
To have my mind racing and my heart beating fast over glorious possibilities is very close to the summit of life experience for me.
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Paul D. Boyer
American Scientist
Mountain hikes instilled in me a life-long urge to get to the top of any inviting summit or peak.
Quote examples
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian Athlete
I offer my expertise and experience for hire in order to help a group of people reach the summit.
Quote examples
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
American Theologian
Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks; they are the summits of ranges.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.
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Harold MacMillan
English Politician
It's no use crying over spilt summits.
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