noun
summit
SUH-miht
noun
1
The highest point of a mountain or hill.
"They reached the summit just before sunrise."
"Snow covers the summit even in July."
2
A meeting between top leaders of different countries or organizations to discuss major issues.
"World leaders gathered for a climate summit in Geneva."
verb
1
To reach the top of a mountain.
"The climbers summited just as the storm rolled in."
How to Use Summit
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe very top — of a mountain, or of political power, as in a high-level meeting.
Common pairings
reach the summit
a peace summit
summit meeting
Word Forms
summited past tense, summitted past tense, summits plural, Summits plural, summits singular
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Etymology
From Old French somet/sommet, a diminutive of som ("highest point"), ultimately from Latin summus ("highest").