summit en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- sŭmʹət (Australia, General-American)
- /ˈsʌmət/ (Australia, General-American)
- sŭmʹĭt (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsʌmɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. ▸ The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
How can I crawl up to reach those heights / And run? / The venom is what keeps me alive / The venom is what keeps me alive / Up to the summit at night / Desperate to find that beating heart of mine that always makes me run
2021 September 17, “The Summit”, in Eternal Blue, performed by Spiritbox, Portland, Or.: Rise Records, →OCLC:In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta.
- The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. ▸ A vertex of a polygon or polyhedron.
- The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. ▸ The highest point of a canal, railway, road, etc.
- (obsolete) The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. ▸ 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”).
- (obsolete, rare) The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. ▸ 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.
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(figuratively) 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.
1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “VI. Orestea. I: Agamemnon”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 153:
- (archaic, figuratively) The highest level of political leadership.
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(broadly, figuratively) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| summits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nadir · trough · foundation · base
Deriveds
summit-hopper · blind summit · summited · subsummit · Lee's Summit · summit fever · summit tunnel · Summitville · summiter · summit disease · summit-hop · presummit · summitry · summiteer · summital · minisummit · false summit · summitless · Summit County
Descendants
summit · summit · summit · самит · サミット · саммит · са́міт · 서밋
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
mountaintop · apolune · aphelion · high-water mark · hilltop · apoapsis
Relateds
Synonyms
crown · zenith · summity · acme · apogee · anther · peak · zenith · summit · summity · top · zenith · summity · roof · crest · fastigium · vertex · height · ridge · summity · acme · acme · zenith · zenith · pinnacle · acme · culmen · acme · zenith · summity · apex
Translations (260)
da topmøde (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · txb mrāce (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · be са́міт (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · hi चोटी (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · gl cumio (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sv toppmöte (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ca cim (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · fi huippu (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ja サミット (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · et tippkohtumine (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · cmn 最高點 /最高点 (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sh са̀мит (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ms sidang kemuncak (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · hi सम्मेलन (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · be вяршы́ня (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ifk tuktuk (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · zza sersıq (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · cs summit (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · it colmo (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · la columen (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · cmn 首腦會議 /首脑会议 (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · mi keokeonga (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · pms sima (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ps ذروه (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · gl píncaro (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · hi समावेश (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · pt cimeira (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · da top (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ar إِجْتِمَاع قِمَّة (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · uk верши́на (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · vi chóp (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · lt viršū́nė (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · th จอม (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · pt cume (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · et mäetipp (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · it incontro al vertice (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · es cima (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · tr doruk (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · fi ylin johto (highest level of political leadership) · ru верши́на (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · lo ປອມ (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sq çukë (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · cmn 峰會 /峰会 (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ko 정상 (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ko 꼭대기 (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · mi hui taumata (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · gl irla (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sv ministermöte (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · nl piek (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · de Gipfeltreffen (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · kk шың (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · es cumbre (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ko 산정 (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · tr şahika (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · fi huippukokous (important or high-level gathering or meeting) · gl cumio (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · tk sammit (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · et tipp (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · gl pruída (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · it picco (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · cmn 尖峰 (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · pl szczyt (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sk vrcholok (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ca cimera (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ko 산꼭대기 (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · fr sommet (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · yi שפּיץ (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ky саммит (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · cmn 高峰會議 /高峰会议 (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ro summit (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ms puncak (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · scn cima (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · my အထွတ် (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ksc tuktuk (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · az sammit (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · km កំពូល (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · it pinnacolo (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · it summit (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · lv virsotne (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sh вр̏х (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · gl topo (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ilo tuktuk ti bantay (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sk samit (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ga uachtar (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · te శిఖరాగ్ర సమావేశం (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · lo ຍອດ (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ja 首脳会談 (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · vi hội nghị cấp cao nhất (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · cs vrcholek (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · vec sima (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · rup ciumã (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · te శిఖరాగ్రం (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · my ထိပ်သီးညီလာခံ (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ka მწვერვალი (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · pt sumo (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · it cima (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ja 最高点 (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · vi hội nghị thượng đỉnh (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · it somma (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · rup culmã (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · tt summit (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · it culmine (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · uk верхі́вка (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · dlm čama (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · nn fjelltopp (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · gd mullach (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · rup angheauã (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sl vrh (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · tr zirve (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · nl topontmoeting (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ja 頂上 (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sl višek (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · bn সামিট (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · da bjergtop (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · scn macadaru di vèrtici (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · sh vȑh (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · fa اجلاس سران (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ko 정상회담 (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ko 수뇌상봉 (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · sv bergstopp (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ang copp (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · hy գագաթնաժողով (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · rup creashtit (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · be вярху́шка (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · scn pizzu (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · km សិខា (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sv ledningsmöte (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ne शिखर (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sh sàmit (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · sl vrhunsko srečanje (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · nl top (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · grc ῥίον (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · tl taluktok (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ru верху́шка (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · scn summit (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · uk са́міт (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ky чоку (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · tg қулла (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ru встре́ча (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · mi taumata (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ist seîma (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ar قِمَّة (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · it summit (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · fi huippukokous (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · nl topconferentie (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ro vârf (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · uz sammit (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · nl bergtop (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · cmn 頂峰 /顶峰 (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · gl cume (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · gl barrouca (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sl vrhunec (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ro culme (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · pl wierch (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · vo sömit (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · mi tihi (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · hu csúcstalálkozó (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · fi vuorenhuippu (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ml കൊടുമുടി (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ps پېړزه (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ps قله (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · cy copa (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ja 頂 (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sk vrchol (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · gv ard-veinn (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · lt samitas (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · uk зу́стріч (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · kk саммит (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · la apex (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · vo belasömit (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · uk пік (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · el σύνοδος (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · km កោណន្ត (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · nl spits (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · zza berzin (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · he פִּסְגָּה (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ota ذروه (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · vi chỏm (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ko 서밋 (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ja 山頂 (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · id konferensi tingkat tinggi (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · mk самит (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · fi korkein kohta (highest point of a canal, railway, road, etc.) · knb tuktuk (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · scn curma (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sq samit (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · nap tuppo (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · mi toi (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · nn toppmøte (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · he פִּסְגָּה (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ota قله (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · hy գագաթ (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · dsb wjerch (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ko 수뇌회담 (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · grc ἄκρον (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · pl wierzchołek (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sv möte (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · lo ປາຍ (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · fa جرگه بزرگ (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · bg сре́ща (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · gl curuto (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · bg връх (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ta உச்சி (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · it vertice (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · cmn 高峰 (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · pt cúpula (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ru са́ммит (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · bn শিখর (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sq maja (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · mk врв (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · izh kukkula (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ps لويه جرګه (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · el κορυφή (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · km ចម (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · cs vrchol (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · tr zirve (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · grc κολοφών (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · rup cãrciliu (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · uz choʻqqi (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · es pico (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ru встреча в верхах (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · fi huippu (highest point of a canal, railway, road, etc.) · scn vèrtici (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · txb tsankär (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · az zirvə (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · es cumbre (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · be пік (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · id KTT (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · eo pintkunveno (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ota طوروق (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · th การประชุมสุดยอด (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · pl szczyt (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · lv kalngals (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · nb toppmøte (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ru пик (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · eo pinto (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · tl ituktok (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · fa قله (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · lt viršukalnė (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · fr sommet (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · nb fjelltopp (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · hi शिखर (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · lv samits (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · mi kōtihitihi (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ur چوٹی (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · lo ຈອມ (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sa शिरस् (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · za funghvei (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · nl top (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · de Gipfel (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ga mullach (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sa शिखर (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · ml ഉച്ചകോടി (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · hu csúcs (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · be сустрэ́ча (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · vi đỉnh (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · sv topp (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · th ยอด (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature) · de Gipfel (assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance) · ota تپه (highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature)