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Everest

name · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: ěʹvurǐst
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛvəɹɪst/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛvɹɪst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɛvəɹəst/
  • General-American: /ˈɛvɹəst/
  • surname: /ˈiːvɹɪst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 V ER0 AH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: EH1 V R AH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Ellipsis of Mount Everest.

A mountain on the border of Tibet, China and Nepal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Ellipsis of Mount Everest.

Epitome, ultimate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To repeatedly cycle up steep roads with a total distance equal to the height of Mount Everest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climbing, cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mount Everest, Mt. Everest

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mountain peak

History

Etymology

Mountain named after Sir George Everest. The surname may be from Norman French Devereux, meaning from Évreux.

From Everesting.

Real reading context

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