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Summit Pronunciation
Summit is pronounced SUH-muht, IPA /ˈsəmət/.
SUH-muht
US /ˈsəmət/ · UK /ˈsʌmɪt/
Syllables: SUH · muht (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The highest point of a mountain, or a meeting between heads of government.
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Summit in a Sentence
- They reached the summit just after sunrise.
- The climate summit runs for four days.
- From the summit you can see three counties.
Common Mispronunciations of Summit
Not suh-MIT
Hold the punch on SUH. Shifted to the end, this starts to sound like the verb submit.
Not SOO-mit
The u is the short uh of sum, with no hint of oo.
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