Everest
Syllables: Ev·e·rest/ˈɛvəɹɪst/US/ˈɛvəɹəst/
Everest proper noun: a mountain on the border of Tibet, China and Nepal.
Proper noun
Everest (countable and uncountable, plural Everests)
- A mountain on the border of Tibet, China and Nepal.
- One day in the late spring of 1924 an observer on the East Rongbuk Glacier at the foot of Everest, staring up at the summit of the mountain through a telescope, saw the morning mists part around the summit, and saw there two black figures climbing steadily upwards. One of them was an Oxford...1925, Willard L. Sperry, Reality in Worship: a Study of Public Worship and Private Religion, New York: Macmillan Company, →OCLC, →OL, pages 337–338
- The early expeditions, though they failed, did make the picture much clearer. The problems of Everest emerged- problems of supply and support, unbelievably treacherous weather, and worst of all, the problem of altitude itself- the terrifying lack of oxygen. Several of the early climbers attacking...1953, 5:41 from the start, in The Conquest of Everest, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2020
- Epitome, ultimate
- A surname.
Verb
Everest (third-person singular simple present Everests, present participle Everesting, simple past and past participle Everested)
- To repeatedly cycle up steep roads with a total distance equal to the height of Mount Everest.
- Training for an Everest expedition in 1994, Mallory wrote, he had Everested by cycling eight times up Mount Donna Buang, outside Melbourne.2020 August 13, Alec Jacobson, “How to Cycle Up ‘Mount Everest’”, in The New York Times
Examples of Everest in a sentence
- The problems of Everest emerged- problems of supply and support, unbelievably treacherous weather, and worst of all, the problem of altitude itself- the terrifying lack of oxygen.1953, 5:41 from the start, in The Conquest of Everest, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2020:
- It was unclear whether Pasang Dawa Sherpa planned a third ascent of Everest this season, which started in April and ends the first week of June.2023 May 23, Bhadra Sharma, Sameer Yasir, “4 Everest Ascents in 10 Days: Sherpas Battle for a Climbing Record”, in The New York Times (Asia...
- The deadliest year on Everest remains 2015, when a devastating earthquake in Nepal triggered a series of avalanches on the mountain, killing 20 people.2025 May 28, “Melting snow making Everest more perilous, record-holding climber Kami Rita warns”, in EFE, archived from the original on 28...
Forms of Everest
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Everests |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | Everests |
| present participle | Everesting |
| past participle | Everested |
| past | Everested |
Origin of Everest
Mountain named after Sir George Everest. The surname may be from Norman French Devereux, meaning from Évreux.
From Everesting.
Words formed from Everest
Phrases with Everest
Questions about Everest
- What does Everest mean?
- Everest means a mountain on the border of Tibet, China and Nepal.
- How do you use Everest in a sentence?
- The problems of Everest emerged- problems of supply and support, unbelievably treacherous weather, and worst of all, the problem of altitude itself- the terrifying lack of oxygen.
- What part of speech is Everest?
- Everest can be a proper noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce Everest?
- Everest is pronounced /ˈɛvəɹɪst/ (UK).
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