Culminate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

bring to a head or to the highest point

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌlmᵻnˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈʌlmɪnˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈʌlmɪnˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌlmᵻnˌeɪt/.

Examples

The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
Seurat culminated pointillism
The helmet culminated in a crest

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

climax

Parts of Speech

verb	end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage “The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace”
verb	bring to a head or to the highest point “Seurat culminated pointillism”
verb	reach the highest or most decisive point
verb	reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
verb	rise to, or form, a summit “The helmet culminated in a crest”

Word Forms

culmination	noun	a final climactic stage
climax	noun	the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gipfeln

Ende, insbesondere um ein End- oder Höhepunktstadium zu erreichen

🇫🇷French

culminer

fin, notamment pour atteindre une étape finale ou culminante

🇪🇸Spanish

culminar

final, especialmente para llegar a una etapa final o culminante

🇮🇹Italian

culminare

fine, soprattutto per raggiungere una fase finale o culminante

🇳🇱Dutch

culmineren

eindigen, vooral om een eind- of climaxfase te bereiken

🇵🇹Portuguese

culminar

fim, especialmente para chegar a um estágio final ou climático

🇷🇺Russian

кульминация

конец, особенно для достижения финальной или кульминационной стадии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समापन

अंत, विशेष रूप से अंतिम या चरम चरण तक पहुँचने के लिए

🇧🇩Bengali

চূড়ান্ত

শেষ, বিশেষ করে চূড়ান্ত বা ক্লাইমেটিক পর্যায়ে পৌঁছানোর জন্য

🇮🇳Tamil

உச்சம்

முடிவு, குறிப்பாக இறுதி அல்லது உச்ச கட்டத்தை அடைய

🇮🇳Telugu

పరాకాష్ట

ముగింపు, ముఖ్యంగా చివరి లేదా క్లైమాక్టిక్ దశకు చేరుకోవడానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

कळस

शेवट, विशेषत: अंतिम किंवा क्लायमेटिक टप्प्यावर पोहोचण्यासाठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરાકાષ્ઠા

અંત, ખાસ કરીને અંતિમ અથવા પરાકાષ્ઠાના તબક્કે પહોંચવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಾಕಾಷ್ಠೆ

ಅಂತ್ಯ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಂತಿಮ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಾಕಾಷ್ಠೆಯ ಹಂತವನ್ನು ತಲುಪಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കലാശിക്കുക

അവസാനം, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു അന്തിമ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്ലൈമാക്‌സ് ഘട്ടത്തിലെത്താൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਪਤ

ਅੰਤ, ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਅੰਤਮ ਜਾਂ ਕਲਾਈਮੇਟਿਕ ਪੜਾਅ 'ਤੇ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اختتام

اختتام، خاص طور پر حتمی یا موسمیاتی مرحلے تک پہنچنے کے لیے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

达到顶峰

结束，尤其是达到最后或高潮阶段

🇯🇵Japanese

最高潮に達する

終わり、特に最終段階またはクライマックス段階に到達すること

🇰🇷Korean

정점에 도달하다

끝, 특히 최종 또는 절정 단계에 도달하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lên tới đỉnh điểm

kết thúc, đặc biệt là để đạt đến giai đoạn cuối cùng hoặc cao trào

🇹🇭Thai

สิ้นสุด

โดยเฉพาะการไปถึงจุดสิ้นสุดหรือจุดสุดยอด

🇮🇩Indonesian

berujung

akhir, terutama untuk mencapai tahap akhir atau klimaks

🇵🇭Filipino

rurok

pagtatapos, lalo na upang maabot ang isang pangwakas o climactic na yugto

🇲🇾Malay

kemuncaknya

berakhir, terutamanya untuk mencapai peringkat akhir atau klimaks

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبلغ ذروتها

النهاية، وخاصة للوصول إلى المرحلة النهائية أو الذروة

🇮🇷Persian

به اوج می رسد

پایان، به ویژه برای رسیدن به مرحله نهایی یا اوج

🇹🇷Turkish

doruğa ulaşmak

son, özellikle son veya doruğa ulaşan bir aşamaya ulaşmak için

🇮🇱Hebrew

להגיע לַפִּסגָה

סוף, במיוחד כדי להגיע לשלב אחרון או שיא

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