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summit¹
- /ˈsʌmɪt/ UK
- /ˈsʌmət/ Australia, US
Sounds like summat (in some dialects) · Rhymes with -ʌmɪt
Where it comes from
PIE word
*upó
The noun is derived from Late Middle English somet, somete (“head, top”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sumet and Middle French sommet (masculine), somete, sommette (“top of a thing; highest point of a mountain”) (feminine) (modern French sommet), from Old French somet, sommette, from som, sum (“highest point, summit”) + -et (suffix forming diminutive masculine nouns), -ete, -ette (suffix forming diminutive feminine nouns). Som, sum are derived from Latin summum (“top, summit”), a noun use of the neuter of summus (“greatest, highest; top, uppermost”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over”) + *-m̥mos, *-tm̥mos (“suffix forming superlative adjectives”)). The modern English spelling was influenced by summity (“height or top of a thing; utmost degree, perfection”) (obsolete).
The verb is derived from the noun.
noun summits
- The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature. In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta.
- A vertex of a polygon or polyhedron.
- The highest point of a canal, railway, road, etc.
- Synonym of anther (“the pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower”) or (rare) stigma (“the sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination”).
- One of the two vertices of a crystal with a rhombohedral shape where the angles of each face are equal; also, the highest point of a crystal with a pyramidal or tetrahedral shape.
- The highest point of achievement, development, etc., that can be reached; the acme, the pinnacle. Learning from others as from himself, he reached the summit of his development with his latest work.
- The highest level of political leadership.
- An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely), an important or high-level gathering or meeting. They met for an international summit on environmental issues.
Similar: apex, apogee, crest, crown, culmen, fastigium, height, peak, pinnacle, ridge, roof, summit, top, vertex, zenith · Opposite: base, foundation, nadir, trough
verb summits · summiting · summitting · summited · summitted
- To reach the summit (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1) of (a mountain). Of the range's 12 peaks, Mount Saskatchewan is the only one that has yet to be summited.
- To reach the summit of a mountain.
- To attend a summit (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.2.2). If the Soviet leaders could go on summiting with the US while bombs poured on North Vietnam and yet claim that they had nothing but the best interests of the Vietnamese revolution in mind, there seems precious little reason to cry wolf at Peking-Bonn relations.
Similar: surmount
summit²
- /ˈsʌmɪt/ US, UK
- /ˈsʊ-/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ʌmɪt
Where it comes from
A variant of summat.
pronoun
- Alternative spelling of summat (“something”). I need to get summit to eat.
Summit³
Where it comes from
Unknown origin for the surname. In place names, it usually represents a point of high elevation, perhaps the highest in the area.
proper noun Summits
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Blount County, Alabama.
- A census-designated place in Pima County, Arizona.
- A minor city in Marion County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County and Santa Clara County, California.
- A village in Cook County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana, named after the old Summit Mine.
- An unincorporated community in Hendricks County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky.
- A town in Pike County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri.
- A city in Union County, New Jersey.
- A town in Schoharie County, New York, named for Mount Wharton nearby.
- A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
- A census-designated place in Benton County, Oregon.
- A village in the town of Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island.
- A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.
- A town in Roberts County, South Dakota.
- A census-designated place in Iron County, Utah, situated on a divide.
- A census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
- A town in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin.
- A village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Summit Township.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crest, tip, peak, height, pinnacle, top, crown, elevation, acme, superlative, summit meeting, heights, rooftop, roof, penthouse, vertex
noun
Similar: apex, apogee, crest, crown, culmen, fastigium, height, peak, pinnacle, ridge, roof, summit, top, vertex, zenith · Opposite: base, foundation, nadir, trough
verb
Similar: surmount
Translations
Every language
noun highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature
| Español | cima, cumbre, pico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정상 jeongsang, 꼭대기 kkokdaegi, 산정 sanjeong, 산꼭대기 sankkokdaegi |
| 日本語 | 頂上 chōjō, 頂 itadaki, 山頂 sanchō, 最高点 saikōten |
| 中文 | 頂峰 /顶峰 dǐngfēng, 高峰 gāofēng, 尖峰 jiānfēng, 最高點 /最高点 zuìgāodiǎn |
| हिन्दी | चोटी coṭī, शिखर śikhar |
| Português | cume, sumo |
| Français | sommet |
| Deutsch | Gipfel |
| Italiano | summit, somma, cima, colmo, culmine, picco |
| Ελληνικά | κορυφή koryfí |
| Română | summit, culme, vârf |
| Русский | пик pik, верши́на veršína, верху́шка verxúška |
| Tiếng Việt | chỏm, chóp, đỉnh |
| العربية | قِمَّة qimma |
| עברית | פִּסְגָּה pisgá |
noun assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance
| Español | cumbre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 서밋 seomit, 정상회담 jeongsanghoedam, 수뇌회담 sunoehoedam |
| 日本語 | サミット samitto, 首脳会談 shunō kaidan |
| 中文 | 峰會 /峰会 fēnghuì, 高峰會議 /高峰会议 gāofēng huìyì, 首腦會議 /首脑会议 shǒunǎo huìyì |
| हिन्दी | समावेश samāveś, सम्मेलन sammelan |
| Português | cimeira, cúpula |
| Français | sommet |
| Deutsch | Gipfel, Gipfeltreffen |
| Italiano | summit, incontro al vertice, vertice |
| Ελληνικά | σύνοδος sýnodos |
| Русский | са́ммит sámmit, встре́ча vstréča, встреча в верхах vstreča v verxax |
| Tiếng Việt | hội nghị cấp cao nhất, hội nghị thượng đỉnh |
| العربية | إِجْتِمَاع قِمَّة ʔijtimāʕ qimma |
| עברית | פִּסְגָּה pisgá |
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