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- Dictionaryculminate/ˈkʌlmɪneɪt/
verb
- 1. reach a climax or point of highest development: "weeks of violence culminated in the brutal murder of a magistrate"
- 2. (of a celestial body) reach or be at the meridian: archaic "the star culminates at midnight on about the 30th April"
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CULMINATE definition: 1. If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until…. Learn more.
The meaning of CULMINATE is to reach its highest altitude; also : to be directly overhead. How to use culminate in a sentence. Did you know?
If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it. They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk. [V + in/with] The celebration of the centenary will culminate with a dinner on November 20. [V in/with n]
Use culminate when you are referring to a crowning moment or a final conclusion: “I want my experiments combining strawberry jam with burnt toast to culminate in a Nobel Prize in Chemistry — or at least a lucrative contract with a major food supplier.”
culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it. All you need to know about "CULMINATE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definition of culminate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. culminate (in/with something) to end with a particular result, or at a particular point. Months of hard work culminated in success. Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London.
1. to reach the highest point or highest development (usu. fol. by in). 2. to arrive at a final or climactic stage (usu. fol. by in). 3. to rise to an apex (usu. fol. by in): a tower culminating in a tall spire. 4. (of a celestial body) to be on the meridian, or reach the highest or the lowest altitude. 5. to bring to a close.
CULMINATE definition: 1. to finish with a particular event, or reach a final result after gradual development and often a…. Learn more.
2 senses: 1. to end or cause to end, esp to reach or bring to a final or climactic stage 2. (of a celestial body) to cross the.... Click for more definitions.
Oct 14, 2024 · culminate (third-person singular simple present culminates, present participle culminating, simple past and past participle culminated) ( intransitive , astronomy ) Of a heavenly body , to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
