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Collocations for summit - noun

1. top of a mountain

ADJECTIVE

high
Maroon Peak is the highest summit in its group.
very (esp. BrE)
rocky, snow-capped
mountain
2 000-foot, etc.
a 2 030-foot summit

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VERB + summit

arrive at, climb, climb to, gain, get to, reach
We finally arrived at the summit.
lead to

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summit + NOUN

attempt, bid
The blizzard forced them to delay their summit bid.

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PREPOSITION

at the summit
We were standing at the summit of the highest mountain in India.
below the summit
They reached base camp, 30 000 feet below the summit.
on the summit
The climbers planted a flag on the summit.

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2. important meeting between leaders

ADJECTIVE

annual
regular
crisis (BrE), emergency, special
two-day, etc.
global, international, regional
bilateral
Asian, Franco-German, etc.
EU, G8, NATO, etc.
presidential
earth, economic, peace

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VERB + summit

call, convene
The President called a summit at Camp David.
have, hold, host
The 2016 summit will be hosted by Japan.
attend, go to

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summit + NOUN

conference, meeting, talks
agenda
agreement, declaration
participant

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PREPOSITION

at a/the summit
These measures were decided at a summit in July.
summit between
annual summits between the major nations
summit on
a two-day international summit on drugs

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