name · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:ěʹvurǐst
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɛvəɹɪst/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɛvɹɪst/
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General-American:/ˈɛvəɹəst/
General-American:/ˈɛvɹəst/
surname:/ˈiːvɹɪst/
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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.
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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
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name
Meaning 2
Ellipsis of Mount Everest.
Epitome, ultimate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
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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