Meaning

8 senses
  1. The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.

    The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.

    In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta.

    Gipfel

    пикpik, верши́наveršína, верху́шкаverxúška

    пікpik, верши́наveršýna, верхі́вкаverxívka

    the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

  2. A vertex of a polygon or polyhedron.

  3. The highest point of a canal, railway, road, etc.

  4. (figuratively)The highest point of achievement, development, etc., that can be reached; the acme, the pinnacle.

    the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

  5. (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.

    Gipfel, Gipfeltreffen

    са́ммитsámmit, встре́чаvstréča, встреча в верхахvstreča v verxax

    са́мітsámit, зу́стрічzústrič

  6. The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.

    (obsolete)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”).

  7. (obsolete, rare)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.

  8. (archaic, figuratively)The highest level of political leadership.

Examples

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  1. We hope to reach the summit before it gets dark.

    Ми сподіваємося дістатися до вершини поки не стемніло.

    ruМы надеемся достигнуть вершины до наступления темноты.

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  2. We finally got to the summit.

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  3. At last, we reached the summit.

    ruНаконец мы добрались до вершины.

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  4. We got to the summit at dawn.

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  5. Tom was first one to reach the summit.

    ruТом первым достиг вершины.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature:
assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance:
Русский
By meaning 2
highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature:
assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature:
assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance:
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