culminate

«culminate» in Mova's school dictionary: to reach the highest or final point of something, often… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (culminate, culminates, culminated, culminating)

meaning for a pupil

To culminate is to reach the highest or final point of something, often after a long time or many steps. tree →

sense in the lessons

A formal word used in history, sport and stories: «the year culminated in a big concert», «the war culminated in a great battle». It tells the reader what the ending or climax was. Usually followed by «in» or «with».

examples

• The school year culminated in a big summer show. tree →
• Weeks of training culminated in winning the cup. tree →
• The adventure culminated with the dragon's defeat. tree →
• The protests culminated in a new law. tree →
• Our science project culminated in a trip to the museum. tree →
• Years of hard work culminated in her first book. tree →

note

Regular verb. Noun: culmination (the high point). Formal; simpler: «end in», «lead up to», «reach a climax». Use «culminate in/with», not «culminate to».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «culminate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.