{
    "term": "summit",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "image": "data/images/mo/mountains.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the highest point of something, especially the top of a mountain",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We reached the summit at noon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This path leads to the summit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the summit of his career"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Pic Long is the highest summit in the region."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The blizzard forced them to delay their summit bid."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The climbers planted a flag on the summit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They reached base camp, 12 000 metres below the summit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We finally arrived at the summit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were standing at the summit of the highest mountain in India."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a 2 030-foot summit"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["high", "very", "rocky"],
                "verb + summit": ["arrive at", "climb", "climb to"],
                "summit + noun": ["attempt", "bid"],
                "preposition": ["at the summit", "below the summit", "on the summit"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an official meeting or series of meetings between the leaders of two or more governments at which they discuss important matters",
            "labels": "(US English)(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a summit in Moscow"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a summit conference"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The 2024 summit will be hosted by Japan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The President called a summit at Camp David."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These measures were decided at a summit in July."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The conference will form part of the European summit in Rome next month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a two-day international summit on drugs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "annual summits between the major OECD economies"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The President of Costa Rica will chair the summit meeting."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["annual", "regular", "crisis"],
                "verb + summit": ["call", "convene", "have"],
                "summit + noun": ["conference", "meeting", "talks"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the summit", "summit between", "summit on"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsʌmɪt/",
                "audio": "su/summit/summit__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsʌmɪt/",
                "audio": "su/summit/summit__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the general sense ‘top part’): from Old French somete, from som ‘top’, from Latin summum, neuter of summus ‘highest’."
}