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sum·mit  (smt)

n.

1. The highest point or part; the top.

2. The highest level or degree that can be attained.

3.

a. The highest level, as of government officials.

b. A conference or meeting of high-level leaders, usually called to shape a program of action.

v. sum·mit·ed, sum·mit·ing, sum·mits

v.tr.

To climb to the summit of (a mountain).

v.intr.

To climb to the summit.

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[Middle English somet, from Old French sommette, diminutive of som, top, from Latin summum, from neuter of summus, highest; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: summit, peak¹, pinnacle, acme, apex, zenith, climax
These nouns all mean the highest point. Summit denotes the highest level attainable: "This [appointment] had been the summit of Mr. Bertram's ambition" Sir Walter Scott.
Peak usually refers to the uppermost point: "It was the peak of summer in the Berkshires" Saul Bellow.
Pinnacle denotes a towering height, as of achievement: The articulation of the theory of relativity catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of his profession.
Acme refers to an ultimate point, as of perfection: The artist's talents were at their acme when this work was created.
Apex is the culminating point: The military regime represented the apex of oppression and intimidation.
Zenith is the point of highest achievement, most complete development, or greatest power: "Chivalry was then in its zenith" Henry Hallam.
Climax refers to the point of greatest strength, effect, or intensity that marks the endpoint of an ascending process: The government's collapse was the climax of a series of constitutional crises.

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summit

Noun

1. the highest point or part of a mountain or hill

2. the highest possible degree or state; peak or climax: the summit of success

3. a meeting of heads of governments or other high officials [Old French somet]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	summit - the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" acme, meridian, tiptop, pinnacle, superlative, elevation, height, peak, top degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
	2.	summit - the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" crest, top, peak, tip, crown hilltop, brow - the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" pinnacle - a lofty peak place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" mountain peak - the summit of a mountain
	3.	summit - a meeting of heads of governments     summit meeting group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"
Verb	1.	summit - reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" breast arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

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summit

noun 1. meeting, talks, conference, discussion, negotiation, dialogue

noun 2. peak, top, tip, pinnacle, apex, head, crown, crest << OPPOSITE base

noun 3. height, pinnacle, culmination, peak, high point, zenith, acme, crowning point << OPPOSITE depths

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The highest altitude above mean sea level that a projectile reaches in its flight from the gun to the target; the algebraic sum of the maximum ordinate and the altitude of the gun.

Translations

summit [ˈsʌmɪt] n → cima, cumbre f

summit [ˈsʌmɪt] n → sommet m;

(also: summit conference) → (conférence f au) sommet m

summit [ˈsʌmɪt] n → Gipfel m;

(also: summit conference/meeting) → Gipfelkonferenz f/-treffen nt

summit [ˈsʌmɪt] n → cima, sommità;

(POL) → vertice m

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summit

n summit [ˈsamit]

the highest point They reached the summit of the mountain at midday; At the age of thirty he was at the summit of his powers as a composer.piek, spitsقِمَّهвръхvrcholtopder Gipfelκορυφήcumbre, cima, cúspide; punto álgidotippاوجhuippusommetפִּיסגָהशिखरvrh, vrhunaccsúcs(pont)puncakhátindur, toppursommità, apice頂上정상; 절정viršūnėvirsotnekemuncaktoptopp, høydepunktszczytcumevârf, culmeвершинаvrcholvrhvrh planinetopp, spets, höjdpunktยอดสุดของภูเขาzirve, doruk頂點верх, вершинаچوٹیđỉnh, điểm cao nhất顶点

adj

(of a conference etc) at the highest level of international negotiation, at which heads of state meet for discussion. hoogste vlakللقِمَّه(среща) на върхаvrcholnýtopmødeGipfel-...(σύνοδος) κορυφήςcumbretipp-درجه اعلاhuippu-au sommetוַעֲדָת פִּיסגָהशीर्ष सम्मेलनsastanak na vrhucsúcs-tingkat tinggitoppfundural vertice首脳会談の수뇌급의viršūniųvirsotņu-persidangan kemuncaktop{#169}topp(møte)... na szczyciede cúpulala vârfна высшем уровнеvrcholnýna vrhusamittopp-สุดยอดzirve政府首腦級的такий, що відбувається на найвищому рівніسربراہان ملک کی کانفرنسmức độ cao nhất政府首脑级的