culminate
to reach the highest point, the climax
TRANSLATION
gipfeln
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Meanwhile Mr Bush carried on with his engagements, which CULMINATED in a banquet for the Queen at the US Ambassador's residence in Regents Park.
(BBC News - Friday, 21 November, 2003)
(BBC News - Friday, 21 November, 2003)
Did you
know?
culminate
means to end, esp. to reach a final or climactic stage; to reach the highest or most decisive point
synonyms:
cap, climax, close, conclude, crown, end, end up, finish, round off, terminate, top off, wind up
USAGE
Use culminate with the preposition "in"
Tell this
TRUE STORY
and practice the word today!
In 1971, Pink Floyd performed at a "garden party" at a lake in a London suburb. The show CULMINATED in a display of fireworks as an inflatable octopus covered in dry ice rose from the lake. The show received mixed reviews. It impressed the audience, and killed all the fish in the lake.
means to end, esp. to reach a final or climactic stage; to reach the highest or most decisive point
synonyms:
cap, climax, close, conclude, crown, end, end up, finish, round off, terminate, top off, wind up
USAGE
Use culminate with the preposition "in"
Tell this
TRUE STORY
and practice the word today!
In 1971, Pink Floyd performed at a "garden party" at a lake in a London suburb. The show CULMINATED in a display of fireworks as an inflatable octopus covered in dry ice rose from the lake. The show received mixed reviews. It impressed the audience, and killed all the fish in the lake.
